(2017) Wesson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 September 1903 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Wesson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wesson is 2.67 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2017 |
| Provisional designation | A903 SC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.22 km (#7,395 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.200 |
| Rotation period | 3.42 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.83 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.67 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 4.86° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.824 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.