(1717) Arlon Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 January 1954 by S. J. Arend at Uccle.
Where Arlon is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arlon is 2.45 au from the Sun and 3.14 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1717 |
| Provisional designation | 1954 AC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.48 km (#6,159 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.287 |
| Rotation period | 5.15 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.39 |
| Orbital period | 3.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.91 – 2.48 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.129 |
| Inclination | 6.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.937 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (1313) Berna
- (1314) Paula
- (1315) Bronislawa
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