(17853) Ronaldsayer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 May 1998 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Ronald W. Sayer (b. 1967), of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Lincoln Laboratory, is a data analyst for the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research program.Naming citation (20050721/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ronaldsayer is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ronaldsayer is 2.67 au from the Sun and 2.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17853 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 JK3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.0 km (#4,091 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0740 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.27 |
| Orbital period | 5.50 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.12 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.63 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.166 |
| Inclination | 6.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.59 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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