(17023) Abbott Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 March 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.
Bud Abbott (1897-1974) was the gravely-voiced straight man of the Abbott and Costello comedy duo. Together they were masters of the straight man-funny man relationship.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Abbott is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Abbott is 2.71 au from the Sun and 2.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17023 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 EG |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.83 km (#15,591 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.264 |
| Rotation period | 48.2 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.04 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.123 |
| Inclination | 1.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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