17240 Gletorrence

Summary

17240 Gletorrence is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 17240 Gletorrence is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research^[3].
• 17240 Gletorrence's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 17240 Gletorrence's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site^[5].
• 17240 Gletorrence's follows is recorded as (17239) 2000 EH95^[6].
• 17240 Gletorrence's followed by is recorded as 17241 Wooden^[7].
• 17240 Gletorrence's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 17240 Gletorrence's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 17240 Gletorrence's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 JG6^[10].
• 17240 Gletorrence's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 EK95^[11].
• 17240 Gletorrence's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2000-03-09T00:00:00Z^[12].
• 17240 Gletorrence's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y2skz^[13].
• 17240 Gletorrence's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20017240^[14].
• 17240 Gletorrence's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 17240 Gletorrence's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08'}^[16].
• 17240 Gletorrence's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0847531'}^[17].
• 17240 Gletorrence's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08500962016060169'}^[18].
• 17240 Gletorrence's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[19].
• 17240 Gletorrence's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[20].
• 17240 Gletorrence's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.36'}^[21].
• 17240 Gletorrence's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.29930'}^[22].
• 17240 Gletorrence's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.303060183431654'}^[23].
• 17240 Gletorrence's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.45'}^[24].
• 17240 Gletorrence's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1261.874476389956'}^[25].
• 17240 Gletorrence's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+233.09913'}^[26].
• 17240 Gletorrence's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+232.9286324148178'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

17240 Gletorrence's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

17240 Gletorrence has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]