(17412) Kroll Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 May 1988 by W. Landgraf at La Silla.
Reinhold Kroll, of the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, is known for his research on magnetic, chemically peculiar stars, particularly infrared observations of them. He was a fellow student of the discoverer at the University of Gottingen.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kroll is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kroll is 2.46 au from the Sun and 1.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17412 |
| Provisional designation | 1988 KV |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.84 km (#15,566 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.288 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.12 |
| Orbital period | 3.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.77 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.154 |
| Inclination | 5.57° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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