(17792) Kathconnelly Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kathleen Connelly mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Homestead High School, Mequon, Wisconsin.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kathconnelly is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kathconnelly is 2.62 au from the Sun and 3.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17792 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FR56 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.50 km (#5,414 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0750 |
| Rotation period | 13.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.15 |
| Orbital period | 4.17 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.167 |
| Inclination | 18.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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