(17062) Bardot Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 April 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Brigitte Bardot (b. 1934) is a French movie star and a leading spokesperson for animal rights.Naming citation (20050721/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bardot is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bardot is 3.19 au from the Sun and 4.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17062 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GR8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.2 km (#4,485 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0360 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.82 |
| Orbital period | 5.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.04 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0327 |
| Inclination | 4.27° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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