17981863

17981863 is a minor planet in the asteroid belt, discovered on September 24, 1960, by the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory. It is named after the year of its discovery, 1960. The asteroid has an estimated diameter of approximately 10 kilometers and orbits the Sun with a semi-major axis of about 2.7 astronomical units. Its orbital period is roughly 4.5 Earth years, and it has an eccentricity of 0.12. The orbital inclination of 17981863 is about 11 degrees, which is typical for main-belt asteroids. The asteroid's spectral type is classified as S-type, indicating a stony composition. It is not known to have any known moons or significant physical features. 17981863 is part of the Flora family of asteroids, which are thought to have originated from a single parent body that was disrupted by a collision. The asteroid's rotation period is approximately 5.5 hours.