17 Thetis

Summary

17 Thetis is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 17 Thetis is credited with the discovery of Robert Luther^[3].
• 17 Thetis's image is recorded as 17Thetis-LB1.jpg^[4].
• 17 Thetis's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 17 Thetis's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Düsseldorf-Bilk Observatory^[6].
• Thetis is named after 17 Thetis^[7].
• 17 Thetis's follows is recorded as 16 Psyche^[8].
• 17 Thetis's followed by is recorded as 18 Melpomene^[9].
• 17 Thetis's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 17 Thetis's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Thetis symbol (fixed width).svg^[11].
• 17 Thetis's Commons category is recorded as 17 Thetis^[12].
• 17 Thetis's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 17 Thetis's provisional designation is recorded as 1954 SO1^[14].
• 17 Thetis's provisional designation is recorded as A913 CA^[15].
• 17 Thetis's provisional designation is recorded as A916 YF^[16].
• 17 Thetis's provisional designation is recorded as A852 HA^[17].
• 17 Thetis's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1852-04-17T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 17 Thetis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/035z50^[19].
• 17 Thetis's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000017^[20].
• 17 Thetis's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[21].
• 17 Thetis's significant event is recorded as naming^[22].
• 17 Thetis's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1312583946368459'}^[23].
• 17 Thetis's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.92'}^[24].
• 17 Thetis's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.587'}^[25].
• 17 Thetis's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.59392352875983'}^[26].
• 17 Thetis's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+3.21'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

17 Thetis's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Thetis is named after 17 Thetis^[7].

Why It Matters

17 Thetis ranks in the top 1% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]