(17783) Scottbrunner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Scott Brunner mentored a finalist in the 2020 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the University Liggett School, Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #11, 10), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Scottbrunner is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Scottbrunner is 2.54 au from the Sun and 3.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17783 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FO29 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.87 km (#10,882 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.406 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.72 |
| Orbital period | 4.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.14 – 2.95 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 12.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.19 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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