(17789) Carolcarty Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Carol Carty mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Watchung Hills Regional High School, Warren, New Jersey.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Carolcarty is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Carolcarty is 2.56 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17789 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FJ49 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.14 km (#10,371 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.267 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.83 |
| Orbital period | 4.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.34 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0960 |
| Inclination | 12.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.35 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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