(17036) Krugly Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 March 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Yurij N. Krugly (b. 1952), of the Institute of Astronomy, Kharkiv National University, is an unsurpassed observer of minor planets. He carried out photometric observation of more than 100 near-Earth asteroids, and, together with P. Pravec, discovered and investigated several binary systems.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #28, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Krugly is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Krugly is 2.32 au from the Sun and 2.62 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17036 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FD10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.91 km (#15,419 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.478 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.45 |
| Orbital period | 4.02 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.53 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.29 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0925 |
| Inclination | 2.47° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.31 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 22 March 1999
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- (17031) Piethut
- (17032) Edlu
- (17033) Rusty
- (17034) Vasylshev
- (17035) Velichko
- (17045) Markert
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