(143685) 2003 SS317

Summary

(143685) 2003 SS317 is an asteroid^[1]. (143685) 2003 SS317 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• (143685) 2003 SS317 is credited with the discovery of Mauna Kea Observatories^[3].
• (143685) 2003 SS317's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• (143685) 2003 SS317's instance of is recorded as trans-Neptunian object^[5].
• (143685) 2003 SS317's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Mauna Kea Observatories^[6].
• (143685) 2003 SS317's follows is recorded as (143684) 2003 SS293^[7].
• (143685) 2003 SS317's followed by is recorded as (143686) 2003 TW11^[8].
• (143685) 2003 SS317's minor planet group is recorded as trans-Neptunian object^[9].
• (143685) 2003 SS317's minor planet group is recorded as 3:4-resonant trans-Neptunian object^[10].
• (143685) 2003 SS317's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• (143685) 2003 SS317's provisional designation is recorded as 2003 SS317^[12].
• (143685) 2003 SS317's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2003-09-25T00:00:00Z^[13].
• (143685) 2003 SS317's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20143685^[14].
• (143685) 2003 SS317's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.242'}^[15].
• (143685) 2003 SS317's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2396201872054453'}^[16].
• (143685) 2003 SS317's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.0'}^[17].
• (143685) 2003 SS317's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.16'}^[18].
• (143685) 2003 SS317's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.9'}^[19].
• (143685) 2003 SS317's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.901277195029374'}^[20].
• (143685) 2003 SS317's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+81268.99635222353'}^[21].
• (143685) 2003 SS317's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+177.6'}^[22].
• (143685) 2003 SS317's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+177.6218590541511'}^[23].
• (143685) 2003 SS317's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+36.71844771809933'}^[24].
• (143685) 2003 SS317's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+45.51692903420366'}^[25].
• (143685) 2003 SS317's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+27.91996640199502'}^[26].
• (143685) 2003 SS317's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+197.8'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include asteroid^[4] and trans-Neptunian object^[5].

Why It Matters

(143685) 2003 SS317 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] (143685) 2003 SS317 has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]