17246 Christophedumas

Summary

17246 Christophedumas is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 17246 Christophedumas is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research^[3].
• 17246 Christophedumas's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 17246 Christophedumas's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Socorro^[5].
• 17246 Christophedumas's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site^[6].
• 17246 Christophedumas followed 17245 Yixie^[7].
• 17246 Christophedumas was followed by 17247 Vanverst^[8].
• 17246 Christophedumas's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 17246 Christophedumas's Commons category is recorded as 17246 Christophedumas^[10].
• 17246 Christophedumas's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 17246 Christophedumas's child astronomical body is recorded as S/2004 (17246) 1^[12].
• 17246 Christophedumas's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 GL74^[13].
• 17246 Christophedumas's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 VM^[14].
• 17246 Christophedumas's time of discovery or invention is recorded as April 5, 2000^[15].
• 17246 Christophedumas's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 17246 Christophedumas's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02'}^[17].
• 17246 Christophedumas's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0224960'}^[18].
• 17246 Christophedumas's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0229611823964922'}^[19].
• 17246 Christophedumas's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.8'}^[20].
• 17246 Christophedumas's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.9'}^[21].
• 17246 Christophedumas's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.02'}^[22].
• 17246 Christophedumas's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.4532'}^[23].
• 17246 Christophedumas's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.44424'}^[24].
• 17246 Christophedumas's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.441716554268612'}^[25].
• 17246 Christophedumas's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.78'}^[26].
• 17246 Christophedumas's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1747.647063749179'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

17246 Christophedumas's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

17246 Christophedumas ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]