(17125) Vijayakumar Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Vivek Vijayakumar (b. 2003) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics and astronomy project. He attended the San Marcos High School, San Marcos, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #7, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vijayakumar is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vijayakumar is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17125 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JB68 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.37 km (#7,237 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0820 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.31 |
| Orbital period | 4.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.74 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.00578 |
| Inclination | 6.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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Also discovered on 12 May 1999
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