(17151) Zanderhill Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 May 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Zander Hill (b. 2001) was a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his mathematics project. He attended the BASIS Scottsdale school, Scottsdale, Arizona.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #8, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zanderhill is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zanderhill is 2.92 au from the Sun and 2.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17151 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 JB114 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.63 km (#11,378 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.273 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.01 |
| Orbital period | 4.93 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.90 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.61 – 3.19 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 2.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 13 May 1999
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- (11418) Williamwang
- (11743) Jachowski
- (17130) Alexzhang
- (17147) Mariafields
- (17149) Victoriagraf
- (18012) Marsland
- (18013) Shedletsky
- (18015) Semenkovich
- (18016) Grondahl
- (18019) Dascoli
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