(17935) Vinhoward Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Vincent Michael Howard (b. 1984) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering project. He attends the California High School, San Ramon, California, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vinhoward is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vinhoward is 3.01 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17935 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GX45 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.07 |
| Orbital period | 4.04 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.189 |
| Inclination | 5.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Vincent
All asteroids named after someone called Vincent
Also discovered on 12 April 1999
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- (17933) Haraguchi
- (17934) Deleon
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- (31643) Natashachugh
- (33511) Austinwang
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- (33522) Chizumimaeta
- (33523) Warashina
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- (9458) Beaumont
- (9459) Gracecai
- (9461) Cotingkeh
- (9463) Criscione
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