(17782) Paulbailey Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Paul Bailey mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the BASIS Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Paulbailey is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Paulbailey is 2.70 au from the Sun and 1.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17782 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FD26 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.55 km (#11,519 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.152 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.61 |
| Orbital period | 4.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.66 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 3.17 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 6.29° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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