(17793) Delorio Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Benjamin DeLorio mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Belmont High School, Belmont, Massachusetts.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Delorio is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Delorio is 2.46 au from the Sun and 1.61 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17793 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FO58 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.41 km (#9,868 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.166 |
| Rotation period | 12.6 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.92 |
| Orbital period | 4.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.67 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.24 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.162 |
| Inclination | 12.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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