(17703) Bombieri

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Asteroid
(17703) Bombieri
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  4th September 2017 ( JD 2,458,000.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2039  AU
eccentricity 0.0246
Perihelion - aphelion 2.1498 AU - 2.2581 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 1.3687 °
Length of the ascending node 189.0449 °
Argument of the periapsis 26.8590 °
Sidereal period 3.27 a
Mean orbital velocity 20.06 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 16.1 mag
history
Explorer PG Comba
Date of discovery September 9, 1997
Another name 1997 RS 5 , 1996 HE 12
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.

(17703) Bombieri is an asteroid of the main belt , which on September 9, 1997 by the American Italo- astronomer Paul G. Comba at Prescott Observatory ( IAU code 684) in Arizona was discovered.

It was named on January 9, 2001 in honor of the Italian mathematician Enrico Bombieri , recipient of the Fields Medal in 1974 and numerous other awards in the field of mathematics .

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