(101722) Pursell Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 March 1999 by W. R. Cooney Jr. at Baton Rouge.
Wallace Pursell (b. 1929) is a co-founder of the Baton Rouge Astronomical Society and a lifelong amateur astronomer. He is an Eagle Scout and earned his BA in Geology from Ohio Wesleyan University.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-07-22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Pursell is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Pursell is 3.13 au from the Sun and 4.06 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 101722 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 EX4 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.96 km (#5,123 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0540 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.05 |
| Orbital period | 5.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 3.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Inclination | 21.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.62 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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