(17801) Zelkowitz Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Rachel Lauren Zelkowitz (b. 1985) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her botany project. She attends the Lake Brantley High School, Altamonte Springs, Florida, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zelkowitz is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zelkowitz is 2.95 au from the Sun and 3.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17801 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FH69 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.07 km (#6,507 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0900 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.0 |
| Orbital period | 5.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.80 – 3.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.104 |
| Inclination | 0.791° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.80 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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