(17807) Ericpearce Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 March 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Eric C. Pearce (b. 1961) is the site manager at Socorro, New Mexico, for LINEAR.Naming citation (20050721/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ericpearce is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ericpearce is 2.88 au from the Sun and 2.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17807 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FT74 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.82 |
| Orbital period | 4.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.38 – 3.07 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.126 |
| Inclination | 18.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.39 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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