(17035) Velichko Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 March 1999 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Fedor P. Velichko (b. 1957) is a senior scientist at the Institute of Astronomy, Kharkiv National University, and director of Chuguev Observing Station. He is an expert on the photometry and polarimetry of minor planets and comets.Naming citation (20050721/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Velichko is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Velichko is 2.54 au from the Sun and 3.36 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17035 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 FC10 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.76 km (#11,098 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.283 |
| Rotation period | 2.90 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.08 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| Inclination | 6.24° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.08 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Fedor
All asteroids named after someone called Fedor
Also discovered on 22 March 1999
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- (17033) Rusty
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- (17036) Krugly
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