(17870) Pannett Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 August 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Todd Pannett mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Parkway Central High School, Chesterfield, Missouri.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pannett is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pannett is 2.74 au from the Sun and 3.70 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17870 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 QU92 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.08 km (#12,546 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.293 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.96 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.39 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 6.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.02 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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