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1017 Jacqueline

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Discovered by  Benjamin Jekhowsky
MPC designation  1017 Jacqueline
Minor planet category  Main-belt asteroid
Discovered  4 February 1924
Orbits  Sun
Discovery site  Algiers Observatory
Discovery date  4 February 1924
Alternative names  1924 QL
Observation arc  88.22 yr (32223 days)
Absolute magnitude  11
Discoverer  Benjamin Jekhowsky
Asteroid group  Asteroid belt
Similar  1056 Azalea, 1002 Olbersia, 1001 Gaussia, 107 Camilla, Sun

1017 Jacqueline is an asteroid. It was discovered by Russian-French astronomer Benjamin Jekhowsky on February 4, 1924. Its provisional designation was 1924 QL. It was named after a Jacqueline Zadoc-Kahn, a student of Jekhowsky's.

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1017 Jacqueline Wikipedia