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Astronomical objects discovered in 2017
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The list Astronomical objects discovered in 2017 includes
2017 FO161, 2017 SN16, Jupiter LXX, Jupiter LXVIII and Jupiter LXVI.
The list consists of 39 members
and 2 sublists.
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Jupiter LXX
One of Jupiter's moon in the Ananke group. discovered in 2017, announced in 2018Overview: Jupiter LXX, originally known as S/2017 J 9, is an outer natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Scott S. Sheppard and his team in 2017, but not announced until July 17, 2018, via a Minor Planet ...
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Jupiter LXVIII
moon of JupiterOverview: Jupiter LXVIII, provisionally known as S/2017 J 7, is an outer natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Scott S. Sheppard and his team in 2017, but not announced until July 17, 2018, via a Minor ... 0
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ʻOumuamua
interstellar object passing through the Solar System, discovered in October 2017
Overview: ʻOumuamua is the first confirmed interstellar object detected passing through the Solar System. Formally designated 1I/2017 U1, it was discovered by Robert Weryk using the Pan-STARRS telescope at Haleakalā ... 0
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Jupiter LXIX
moon of Jupiter
Overview: Jupiter LXIX, originally known as S/2017 J 8, is an outer natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Scott S. Sheppard and his team in 2017, but not announced until July 17, 2018, via a Minor Planet ... 0
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Pandia (moon)
Moon of Jupiter in the Himalia group
Overview: Pandia also designated Jupiter LXV, is a small outer natural satellite of Jupiter discovered by Scott S. Sheppard on 11 May 2018, using the 4.0-meter Víctor M. Blanco Telescope at Cerro Tololo Observatory ... 0
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Jupiter LXIV
moon of Jupiter
Overview: Jupiter LXIV, originally known as S/2017 J 3, is an outer natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Scott S. Sheppard and his team in 2017, but not announced until July 17, 2018 via a Minor Planet ... 0
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2017 OF69
Trans-Neptunian object
Overview: is a resonant trans-Neptunian object from the Kuiper belt, located in the outermost region of the Solar System in the Kuiper belt's plutino population and measures approximately 533 kilometers (330 miles) ... 0
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8.Overview: is a sub-kilometer asteroid with a somewhat elongated and angular shape, approximately 160 meters (500 feet) in diameter. It is classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the ... 0
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2017 XO2
sub-kilometer asteroid and near-Earth object
Overview: , also written 2017 XO2, is a sub-kilometer asteroid and near-Earth object of the Apollo group approximately 110 meters (360 feet) in diameter. The asteroid was discovered by Pan-STARRS in December 2017 ... 0
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Jupiter LIX
moon of Jupiter
Overview: Jupiter LIX, provisionally known as S/2017 J 1, is an outer natural satellite of Jupiter on a retrograde orbit. It was reported on June 5, 2017, via a Minor Planet Electronic Circular from the Minor Planet ... 0
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718492 Quro
asteroid
Overview: (718492) Quro, provisional designation is a main-belt asteroid. It was discovered on 22 March 2017, by the citizen science project Come On! Impacting ASteroids (COIAS) using archival data from the Subaru ... 0
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697402 Ao
main-belt asteroid
Overview: (697402) Ao, provisional designation is an outer main-belt asteroid. It was discovered on 23 January 2017, by the citizen science project Come On! Impacting ASteroids (COIAS) using archival data from the ... 0
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IRAS 06076-2139
emission-line galaxy in the constellation Lepus
Overview: IRAS 06076-2139 is a pair of unusual interacting galaxies located in the constellation of Lepus about 538 million light years from Earth, making it a local universe type galaxy. The two galaxies are fairly ... 0
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Jupiter LXVII
moon of JupiterOverview: Jupiter LXVII, originally known as S/2017 J 6, is an outer natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Scott S. Sheppard and his team in 2017, but not announced until July 17, 2018, via a Minor ... 0
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Jupiter LXIII
moon of Jupiter
Overview: Jupiter LXIII, provisionally known as S/2017 J 2, is an outer natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Scott S. Sheppard and his team in 2017, but not announced until July 17, 2018 via a Minor ... 0
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2017 FO161
Trans-Neptunian object
Overview: is a large trans-Neptunian object from the scattered disc located in the outermost region of the Solar System. It is estimated to measure approximately 600 kilometers (370 mi) in diameter and currently ... 0
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Jupiter LXVI
moon of Jupiter
Overview: Jupiter LXVI, originally known as S/2017 J 5, is an outer natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Scott S. Sheppard and his team in 2017, but not announced until July 17, 2018 via a Minor Planet ... 0
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2017 VW13
Near-Earth asteroidOverview: is an Apollo near-Earth asteroid roughly 250 meters (820 feet) in diameter. It was discovered on 13 November 2017 when the asteroid was about 0.069 AU (10,300,000 km; 6,400,000 mi) from ... 0
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C/2017 U7
hyperbolic comet
Overview: C/2017 U7 (PanSTARRS) is a hyperbolic comet (previously classified as A/2017 U7, a hyperbolic asteroid), first observed on 29 October 2017 by astronomers of the Pan-STARRS facility at Haleakala Observatory ... 0
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2017 MB7
Trans-Neptunian objectOverview: is a trans-Neptunian object and damocloid on a cometary-like orbit from the outer Solar System, approximately 6 kilometers (4 miles) in diameter. It was first observed on 22 June 2017 by the Pan-STARRS ... 0
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