(17749) Dulbecco Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 February 1998 by Farra d'Isonzo at Farra d'Isonzo.
Renato Dulbecco (1914–2012) was an Italian-American virologist who won the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries concerning the interaction between tumor viruses and the genetic material of the cell.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 2, #6, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Dulbecco is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dulbecco is 1.95 au from the Sun and 1.27 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17749 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 DW1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.83 km (#10,954 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.191 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.6 |
| Orbital period | 3.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.74 – 3.05 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.272 |
| Inclination | 7.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.755 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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