(17063) Papaloizou Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 April 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
John C. B. Papaloizou (b. 1947), of Queen Mary College, University of London, has worked on the theory of accretion disks, with particular application to the formation of planets.Naming citation (20050721/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Papaloizou is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Papaloizou is 2.26 au from the Sun and 2.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17063 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GP9 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.52 km (#11,584 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.261 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.25 – 2.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0368 |
| Inclination | 5.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.27 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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