(10717) Dickwalker Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 December 1983 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Richard L. (“Dick”) Walker (1938-2005) was an astronomer at the U.S. Naval Observatory, first in Washington, D.C., then in Flagstaff, Arizona. A specialist in double stars, Walker was also involved in the search for new Saturnian satellites at the ring-plane passage in 1966.Naming citation (20050523/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dickwalker is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dickwalker is 2.65 au from the Sun and 3.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10717 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 XC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.32 km (#14,433 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.279 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.7 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.90 – 2.69 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 7.63° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.913 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.