17744 Jodiefoster (1998 BZ31) is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on January 18 1998 by the OCA-DLR Asteroid Survey at Caussols. It is named after the actress Jodie Foster. The original citation from Minor Planet Circular 46683 reads :Foster is an accomplished actress and film director. She played Eleanor Ellie Arroway in Robert Zemeckis’ movie Contact based on the novel by the same name written by Carl Sagan[citation needed].
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