(17873) Palaciosdeborao Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 December 1998 by O. A. Naranjo at Merida.
Gonzalo Palacios de Borao (1894–1967) was a Spanish Jesuit priest with doctorates in Philosophy, Theology, and Medical Sciences. He was president of the University of Bombay and a professor of Electron Microscopy at Andrés Bello Catholic University in Caracas.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #7, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Palaciosdeborao is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Palaciosdeborao is 2.33 au from the Sun and 3.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17873 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 XO96 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.96 km (#12,846 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.179 |
| Rotation period | 10.7 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.39 |
| Orbital period | 3.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.28 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.02 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 1.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.00 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Gonzalo
All asteroids named after someone called Gonzalo
Also discovered on 11 December 1998
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