(17458) Dick Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 October 1990 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.
German astronomer and geodesist Wolfgang R. Dick (b. 1959) works at the Frankfurt IERS Central Bureau. Editor of many books, he is known for his research in the history of astronomy. Dick serves in the corresponding commissions of the IAU and the AG. The name was suggested by the first discoverer.Naming citation (20040504/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Dick is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dick is 2.90 au from the Sun and 2.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17458 |
| Provisional designation | 1990 TP7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.52 km (#11,589 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.238 |
| Rotation period | 5.88 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.97 |
| Orbital period | 5.22 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.01 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.30 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0968 |
| Inclination | 1.42° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.73 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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