(17368) Korn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 August 1979 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at La Silla.
Andreas Korn (b. 1972) is an astronomer at Uppsala University involved in outreach activities.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2020-08-07), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Korn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Korn is 2.07 au from the Sun and 2.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17368 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 QV1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.76 km (#15,728 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.402 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.82 |
| Orbital period | 3.42 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.27 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.99 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Inclination | 6.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (267003) Burkert
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