(17803) Barish Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Robert David Barish (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry team project. He attends the Fox Lane High School, Bedford, New York, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Barish is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Barish is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.05 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17803 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FD71 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.96 km (#15,308 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.291 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.88 |
| Orbital period | 3.90 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.48 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.03 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 1.94° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.05 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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