Arlon
Discovery
Discovered by Sylvain Julien Victor Arend
Discovery site Uccle
Discovery date January 08, 1954
Designations
MPC designation 1717
Alternate name 1954 AC
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap 2.479109517076192
Peri 1.911439952117501
Eccentricity .1292935130196679
Orbital period 1188.041866925004
Mean anomaly 273.7413644827213
Inclination 6.192800270069894
Longitude of ascending node 340.5566947556712
Argument of peri 116.2177580444331
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 9 km[1]
Absolute magnitude (H) 12.9

1717 Arlon (1954 AC) is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on January 08, 1954 by Sylvain Julien Victor Arend at Uccle.

It is roughly 9km in diameter. In 2006 the Ondřejov Observatory announced a moon orbiting 18 km from it.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Wm. Robert Johnston (13 October 2006). "(1717) Arlon". Johnston's Archive. Retrieved on 2008-05-07.

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