(17070) Yanniksingh Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 April 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Yannik Singh (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biomedical and health sciences team project. He attended the Carmel High School, Carmel, Indiana, U.S.A.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #7, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Yanniksingh is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Yanniksingh is 2.99 au from the Sun and 2.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17070 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GG20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.07 km (#10,484 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.158 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.3 |
| Orbital period | 4.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.184 |
| Inclination | 10.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 15 April 1999
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