(17932) Viswanathan Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Nitya Kalyani Viswanathan (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biochemistry project. She attends the Academy for Engineering & Design Technology, Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Viswanathan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Viswanathan is 2.35 au from the Sun and 1.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17932 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GA35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.16 km (#14,811 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.134 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.07 |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0838 |
| Inclination | 2.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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