17283 Ustinov
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17283 Ustinov is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on June 24, 2000 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory
. It was named in honor of Sir Peter Ustinov.
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
discovered on June 24, 2000 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory
Reedy Creek Observatory
Reedy Creek Observatory is the location for observations of Near-Earth objects by John Broughton, an Australian astronomer.The International Astronomical Union Observatory Code for Reedy Creek is 428....
. It was named in honor of Sir Peter Ustinov.