(17002) Kouzel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Ivan U. Kouzel (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental science project. He attends the Students' Ecological Center, Minsk, Belarus.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kouzel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kouzel is 2.46 au from the Sun and 2.01 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17002 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CV54 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.13 km (#16,879 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.390 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.34 |
| Orbital period | 3.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.41 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.135 |
| Inclination | 3.45° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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