17243

17243 is a minor planet in the asteroid belt, discovered on October 24, 1960, by the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory. It is named after the year of its discovery, 1960. The asteroid is classified as a main-belt asteroid, with a semi-major axis of approximately 2.77 astronomical units (AU). Its orbital period is about 4.6 years, and its eccentricity is 0.11. The absolute magnitude of 17243 is 14.0, indicating a diameter of roughly 4.5 kilometers. The asteroid has a rotation period of about 5.4 hours. It is part of the Flora family of asteroids, which are thought to have originated from a single parent body. The Flora family is one of the largest groups of asteroids in the main belt, with over 1,000 members. The discovery of 17243 and other asteroids in the Flora family has contributed to our understanding of the early solar system and the processes that shaped it.