(17736) Zhifeiyu Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 January 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Zhifei Yu (b. 2002) was a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her space science project. She attended the Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #10, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Zhifeiyu is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Zhifeiyu is 2.85 au from the Sun and 2.07 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17736 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 BA12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.59 km (#6,081 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.105 |
| Rotation period | 3.04 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.85 |
| Orbital period | 4.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.36 – 2.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0960 |
| Inclination | 5.35° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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