(17610) Riggsbee Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 October 1995 by D. di Cicco at Sudbury.
Gayle H. Riggsbee (b. 1932), a now-retired machine-design engineer, has been prominent in promoting astronomy in North and South Carolina for more than 60 years, especially as an active member of the Charlotte Amateur Astronomers club. He is also an award-winning telescope maker who willingly shares his knowledge with others.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #3, 14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Riggsbee is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Riggsbee is 2.71 au from the Sun and 1.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17610 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 UJ1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.99 km (#5,770 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.151 |
| Rotation period | 5.93 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.88 |
| Orbital period | 5.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0951 |
| Inclination | 10.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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