(17797) Philfrankel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Philip Frankel mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Hunter College High School, New York, New York.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Philfrankel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Philfrankel is 3.13 au from the Sun and 4.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17797 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FO62 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.8 km (#4,186 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0300 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.71 |
| Orbital period | 4.69 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.80 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.46 – 3.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Inclination | 5.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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