(17269) Dicksmith Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 June 2000 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.
A big-hearted Australian and avid adventurer, Dick Smith (b. 1944) made the first helicopter flight around the world in 1983 and to the north pole in 1987. On a bet last year he accomplished a balloon flight from New Zealand to Australia against the prevailing wind.Naming citation (20010509/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dicksmith is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dicksmith is 3.03 au from the Sun and 4.03 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17269 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 LN1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.47 km (#7,128 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0960 |
| Rotation period | 9.17 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.18 |
| Orbital period | 4.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.40 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 4.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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