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page 1Astronomical objects discovered in 2017
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1I/ʻOumuamua is the first confirmed interstellar object detected passing through the Solar System. Formally designated 1I/2017 U1, it was discovered by Canadian Robert Weryk using the Pan-STARRS telescope at Haleakalā Observatory, Hawaii, on 19 October 2017, approximately 40 days after it passed its closest point to the Sun on 9 September. When it was first observed, it was about 33 million km (21 million mi; 0.22 AU) from Earth (about 85 times as far away as the Moon) and already heading away from the Sun.
Pandia
Moon of Jupiter in the Himalia group
S/2017 J 1
moon of Jupiter
S/2017 J 5
moon of Jupiter
S/2017 J 3
moon of Jupiter
S/2017 J 7
moon of Jupiter
S/2017 J 9
One of Jupiter's moons in the Ananke group. discovered in 2017, announced in 2018
S/2017 J 2
moon of Jupiter
S/2017 J 8
moon of Jupiter
S/2017 J 6
moon of Jupiter
ULAS J1342+0928
distant quasar located in the Boötes constellation
2017 OF201
trans-Neptunian object
C/2017 K2
comet discovered in 2017
Saraswati Supercluster
supercluster of galaxies in the Pisces constellation
2017 MB7
Trans-Neptunian object
(678191) 2017 OF69
Trans-Neptunian object
Q130233495
main-belt asteroid
C/2017 T2
oort cloud comet
718492 Quro
asteroid
2017 AG13
asteroid