(17045) Markert Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 March 1999 by D. J. Tholen at Mauna Kea.
Thomas H. Markert (1948-1996) made some of the first x-ray observations of binary star systems, supernova remnants, suspected black holes and local group galaxies. He helped develop much of the instrumentation used on major x-ray observatories, including Einstein's FPCS and Chandra's HETG spectrometers.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Markert is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Markert is 2.18 au from the Sun and 2.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17045 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FV32 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.88 km (#15,505 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.220 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.26 |
| Orbital period | 3.79 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.82 – 3.04 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.250 |
| Inclination | 14.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.879 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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