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]