(17236) Westover Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 March 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Alek M. Westover (b. 2002) was a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his computer science project. He attended the Belmont High School, Belmont, Massachusetts.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #10, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Westover is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Westover is 2.19 au from the Sun and 1.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17236 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 EK45 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.05 km (#12,625 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.344 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.01 |
| Orbital period | 3.49 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.30 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.68 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Inclination | 5.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.938 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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