(17970) Palepu = 1999 JA48
Sita Chandrika Palepu (b. 1985) was awarded first place and Best in
Category in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for
her behavioral and social sciences project. She attends the James Madison
High School, Vienna, Virginia, U.S.A.
A complete set of naming citations of the numbered minor planets is available in the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, edited by Lutz Schmadel.