(17246) Christophedumas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 April 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Christophe Dumas (b. 1968) is a planetary scientist who is an expert in spectral and adaptive optics observations of asteroids and planets. He has made important observations of planetary ring arcs, was co-discoverer of the first asteroid satellite imaged from Earth, and achieved the first images of an exoplanet.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-06-20), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Christophedumas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Christophedumas is 2.90 au from the Sun and 2.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17246 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 GL74 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 10.0 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.02 |
| Orbital period | 4.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.84 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0230 |
| Inclination | 2.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.76 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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