17059 Elvis

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17059 Elvis

Summary

17059 Elvis is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 17059 Elvis is credited with the discovery of John Broughton[3].
  • 17059 Elvis's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 17059 Elvis's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Reedy Creek Observatory[5].
  • Elvis Presley is named after 17059 Elvis[6].
  • 17059 Elvis followed 17058 Rocknroll[7].
  • 17059 Elvis was followed by 17060 Mikecombi[8].
  • 17059 Elvis's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • 17059 Elvis's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • 17059 Elvis's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 XB[11].
  • 17059 Elvis's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 AW10[12].
  • 17059 Elvis's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 GX5[13].
  • 17059 Elvis's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-04-15T00:00:00Z[14].
  • 17059 Elvis's significant event is recorded as naming[15].
  • 17059 Elvis's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.083'}[16].
  • 17059 Elvis's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0820397'}[17].
  • 17059 Elvis's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.08289389499811578'}[18].
  • 17059 Elvis's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.1'}[19].
  • 17059 Elvis's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.25'}[20].
  • 17059 Elvis's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.50981'}[21].
  • 17059 Elvis's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.514878066476598'}[22].
  • 17059 Elvis's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.76'}[23].
  • 17059 Elvis's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1373.490520589419'}[24].
  • 17059 Elvis's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+272.35524'}[25].
  • 17059 Elvis's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+272.2445263552391'}[26].
  • 17059 Elvis's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.4194844'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

17059 Elvis's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Origins

Elvis Presley is named after 17059 Elvis[6].

Why It Matters

17059 Elvis has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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