(17023) Abbott

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Asteroid
(17023) Abbott
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  4th September 2017 ( JD 2,458,000.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Hertha family
Major semi-axis 2.4161  AU
eccentricity 0.1224
Perihelion - aphelion 2.1204 AU - 2.7118 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 1.8550 °
Length of the ascending node 287.5997 °
Argument of the periapsis 186.8331 °
Sidereal period 3.76 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.15 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 2.835 (± 0.168) km
Albedo 0.264 (± 0.073)
Absolute brightness 14.9 mag
history
Explorer J. Broughton
Date of discovery March 7, 1999
Another name 1999 EG , 1993 RO 9 , 1995 DC 3
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(17023) Abbott is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 7 March 1999 by the Australian amateur astronomer John Broughton at his private observatory which, Reedy Creek Observatory ( IAU code 428), in Queensland , was discovered, Australia.

The celestial body belongs to the Nysa group, a group of asteroids named after (44) Nysa (also called the Hertha family, after (135) Hertha ).

The asteroid was named on May 9, 2001 after the American actor and comedian Bud Abbott (1897-1974), who together with his partner Lou Costello formed the successful comedian duo Abbott and Costello .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The family status of the asteroids in the AstDyS-2 database (English, HTML; 51.4 MB)

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