(17294) 2787 P-L

Summary

(17294) 2787 P-L is an asteroid^[1]. (17294) 2787 P-L is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]

Key Facts

• (17294) 2787 P-L is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• (17294) 2787 P-L is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• (17294) 2787 P-L is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• (17294) 2787 P-L's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• (17294) 2787 P-L's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• (17294) 2787 P-L's follows is recorded as (17293) 2743 P-L^[8].
• (17294) 2787 P-L's followed by is recorded as (17295) 2827 P-L^[9].
• (17294) 2787 P-L's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• (17294) 2787 P-L's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• (17294) 2787 P-L's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 EZ2^[12].
• (17294) 2787 P-L's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 HC6^[13].
• (17294) 2787 P-L's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 RM20^[14].
• (17294) 2787 P-L's provisional designation is recorded as 2787 P-L^[15].
• (17294) 2787 P-L's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-26T00:00:00Z^[16].
• (17294) 2787 P-L's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20017294^[17].
• (17294) 2787 P-L's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[18].
• (17294) 2787 P-L's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1107568'}^[19].
• (17294) 2787 P-L's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1124430815029967'}^[20].
• (17294) 2787 P-L's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.8'}^[21].
• (17294) 2787 P-L's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.96'}^[22].
• (17294) 2787 P-L's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.97605'}^[23].
• (17294) 2787 P-L's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.980379671632095'}^[24].
• (17294) 2787 P-L's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.83'}^[25].
• (17294) 2787 P-L's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1399.88269394128'}^[26].
• (17294) 2787 P-L's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+4.443'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(17294) 2787 P-L's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Why It Matters

(17294) 2787 P-L is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]