17236 Westover

Summary

17236 Westover is an asteroid^[1]. It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]

Key Facts

• 17236 Westover is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research^[3].
• 17236 Westover's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 17236 Westover's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Magdalena Ridge Observatory^[5].
• 17236 Westover's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site^[6].
• 17236 Westover's follows is recorded as 17235 Ellawesson^[7].
• 17236 Westover's followed by is recorded as (17237) 2000 EC50^[8].
• 17236 Westover's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 17236 Westover's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 17236 Westover's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 EK45^[11].
• 17236 Westover's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 EL2^[12].
• 17236 Westover's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 WW7^[13].
• 17236 Westover's provisional designation is recorded as 1937 CB^[14].
• 17236 Westover's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2000-03-09T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 17236 Westover's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20017236^[16].
• 17236 Westover's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 17236 Westover's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}^[18].
• 17236 Westover's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1679207'}^[19].
• 17236 Westover's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1679593074196103'}^[20].
• 17236 Westover's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.8'}^[21].
• 17236 Westover's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.96'}^[22].
• 17236 Westover's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.54508'}^[23].
• 17236 Westover's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.544555047528129'}^[24].
• 17236 Westover's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.49'}^[25].
• 17236 Westover's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1273.19274181996'}^[26].
• 17236 Westover's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+186.80211'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

17236 Westover's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

17236 Westover is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]