(17670) Liddell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 December 1996 by T. Urata at Oohira.
Alice Pleasance Liddell (1852–1934) was the young girl, then aged 10, for whom Lewis Carroll wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The name was suggested by J. Meeus.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 8), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Liddell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Liddell is 3.03 au from the Sun and 4.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17670 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 XQ19 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.62 |
| Orbital period | 4.65 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.54 – 3.03 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0869 |
| Inclination | 2.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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