(17024) Costello Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 March 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.
Louis Costello (1906–1959) was the funny man of the Abbott and Costello comedy duo. Their relationship created a magical chemistry that would take them from the burlesque stage to radio to Broadway to film and, finally, to television.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #14, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Costello is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Costello is 2.27 au from the Sun and 2.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17024 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 EJ5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.74 km (#13,343 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.138 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.29 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 2.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0677 |
| Inclination | 5.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.25 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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