(17029) Cuillandre Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 March 1999 by ODAS at Caussols.
Jean Charles Cuillandre (b. 1968) is a French astronomer whose interest in CCDs has always been very strong. He worked on all the generations of CCD arrays used at the CFHT telescope, including the 12K camera, with which he has produced exquisite color pictures of many celestial objects.Naming citation (20020921/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cuillandre is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cuillandre is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.48 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17029 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FM6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.69 |
| Orbital period | 4.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.83 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.66 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0592 |
| Inclination | 1.53° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.65 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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