17060 Mikecombi
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| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovery site | Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search |
| Discovery date | April 9, 1999 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 17060 |
| Named after | Michael R. Combi |
| Alternative names | 1999 GX7 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.9360633 |
| Perihelion | 2.1581693 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1527009 |
| Orbital period | 1484.8124719 |
| Mean anomaly | 24.31015 |
| Inclination | 12.22033 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 340.93627 |
| Argument of perihelion | 280.38417 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 |
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17060 Mikecombi (1999 GX7) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 9, 1999 by the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search at the Anderson Mesa station.
The asteroid is named for Michael R. Combi, of the University of Michigan, a planetary astronomer who specializes in the detailed modeling of cometary comae.
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