(17170) Vsevustinov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 July 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Vsevolod D. Ustinov (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science team project. He attends the Lyceum of Information Technologies, #153, Moscow, Russia.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vsevustinov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vsevustinov is 2.30 au from the Sun and 1.54 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17170 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 NS25 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 3.38 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.02 |
| Orbital period | 3.35 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.93 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.138 |
| Inclination | 7.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.919 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Vsevolod
All asteroids named after someone called Vsevolod
Also discovered on 14 July 1999
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