(17785) Wesleyfuller Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 March 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Wesley Ryan Fuller (b. 1985) was awarded first place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental science team project. He also received the MILSET Expo-Sciences International Award. He attends the Hamilton High School, Chandler, Arizona, U.S.A.Naming citation (20040614/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wesleyfuller is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wesleyfuller is 1.88 au from the Sun and 0.930 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17785 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 FX35 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.32 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 4.82° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.884 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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