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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | J. Broughton |
| Discovery site | Reedy Creek Observatory |
| Discovery date | April 24, 1999 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 17078 |
| Named after | Peter Sellers |
| Alternate name(s) | 1999 HD3 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.3489856 |
| Peri | 2.6391694 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1185367 |
| Orbital period | 1892.3130878 |
| Mean anomaly | 155.66327 |
| Inclination | 13.62555 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 45.58482 |
| Argument of peri | 314.27129 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.3 |
17078 Sellers (1999 HD3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 24, 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.