(17806) Adolfborn Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 March 1998 by P. Pravec at Ondrejov.
Czech painter and illustrator Adolf Born (b. 1930) is known for his murkily-tinted pictures of bizarre fauna, Victorian gentlemen in top hats and topcoats and mysterious ladies with tall hairdos and plunging necklines. His slightly surrealistic work, with its strong undertone of humor, is loved by both children and adults.Naming citation (20010109/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Adolfborn is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Adolfborn is 2.39 au from the Sun and 3.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17806 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FO73 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.31 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.110 |
| Inclination | 3.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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