17238 Brianwu

Summary

17238 Brianwu is an asteroid^[1]. It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]

Key Facts

• 17238 Brianwu is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research^[3].
• 17238 Brianwu's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 17238 Brianwu's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Magdalena Ridge Observatory^[5].
• 17238 Brianwu's follows is recorded as (17237) 2000 EC50^[6].
• 17238 Brianwu's followed by is recorded as (17239) 2000 EH95^[7].
• 17238 Brianwu's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 17238 Brianwu's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 17238 Brianwu's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 EP56^[10].
• 17238 Brianwu's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 XR82^[11].
• 17238 Brianwu's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 PB6^[12].
• 17238 Brianwu's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2000-03-08T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 17238 Brianwu's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20017238^[14].
• 17238 Brianwu's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 17238 Brianwu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}^[16].
• 17238 Brianwu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1353100'}^[17].
• 17238 Brianwu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1378467947831842'}^[18].
• 17238 Brianwu's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.9'}^[19].
• 17238 Brianwu's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.02'}^[20].
• 17238 Brianwu's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.39737'}^[21].
• 17238 Brianwu's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.399072109277913'}^[22].
• 17238 Brianwu's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.53'}^[23].
• 17238 Brianwu's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2015.751560660678'}^[24].
• 17238 Brianwu's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+135.60440'}^[25].
• 17238 Brianwu's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+135.5800240106265'}^[26].
• 17238 Brianwu's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.1261216'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

17238 Brianwu's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

17238 Brianwu is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]