17258 Whalen

Summary

17258 Whalen is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 17258 Whalen is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research^[3].
• 17258 Whalen's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 17258 Whalen's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site^[5].
• 17258 Whalen's follows is recorded as 17257 Strazzulla^[6].
• 17258 Whalen's followed by is recorded as (17259) 2000 JE1^[7].
• 17258 Whalen's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 17258 Whalen's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 17258 Whalen's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 UX3^[10].
• 17258 Whalen's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 HK90^[11].
• 17258 Whalen's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2000-04-29T00:00:00Z^[12].
• 17258 Whalen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ykz6d^[13].
• 17258 Whalen's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20017258^[14].
• 17258 Whalen's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 17258 Whalen's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[16].
• 17258 Whalen's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1840238'}^[17].
• 17258 Whalen's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1835084420700251'}^[18].
• 17258 Whalen's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.5'}^[19].
• 17258 Whalen's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.71'}^[20].
• 17258 Whalen's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.65333'}^[21].
• 17258 Whalen's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.651128819436646'}^[22].
• 17258 Whalen's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.38'}^[23].
• 17258 Whalen's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1234.325343156714'}^[24].
• 17258 Whalen's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+70.55200'}^[25].
• 17258 Whalen's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+70.50319618201388'}^[26].
• 17258 Whalen's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2512370'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

17258 Whalen's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

17258 Whalen has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]