(147397) Bobhazel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 March 2003 by J. W. Young at Wrightwood.
Robert Sealy (1927-2002) founded the Seaside Amateur Astronomers in Seaside, Oregon, in 1958. His wife, Hazel Sealy (b. 1930) was active in the Miss Oregon Pageant (held in Seaside) in the 1960s and 1970s.Naming citation (20071124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bobhazel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bobhazel is 2.87 au from the Sun and 1.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 147397 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 FO7 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 5.33 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.96 |
| Orbital period | 5.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.94 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 3.31 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| Inclination | 4.61° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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