(17823) Bartels Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 April 1998 by J. M. Roe at Oaxaca.
Mel Bartels (b. 1954) has contributed much to amateur astronomy, especially his public domain software for computer control of easily constructed altazimuth telescopes.Naming citation (20020328/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bartels is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bartels is 2.62 au from the Sun and 1.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17823 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 GA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.52 km (#9,677 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0920 |
| Rotation period | 3.78 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.73 |
| Orbital period | 3.78 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.132 |
| Inclination | 4.06° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.13 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.