17305 Caniff

Summary

17305 Caniff is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 17305 Caniff is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 17305 Caniff is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 17305 Caniff is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 17305 Caniff's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 17305 Caniff's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• 17305 Caniff followed (17304) 4637 P-L^[8].
• 17305 Caniff was followed by (17306) 4865 P-L^[9].
• 17305 Caniff's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 17305 Caniff's minor planet group is recorded as Hilda group^[11].
• 17305 Caniff's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[12].
• 17305 Caniff's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 17305 Caniff's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 SV16^[14].
• 17305 Caniff's provisional designation is recorded as 4652 P-L^[15].
• 17305 Caniff's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 17305 Caniff's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 17305 Caniff's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.14'}^[18].
• 17305 Caniff's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1366757'}^[19].
• 17305 Caniff's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.137652753868441'}^[20].
• 17305 Caniff's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.0'}^[21].
• 17305 Caniff's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.9'}^[22].
• 17305 Caniff's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.06'}^[23].
• 17305 Caniff's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.68213'}^[24].
• 17305 Caniff's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.686044066311429'}^[25].
• 17305 Caniff's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+8.02'}^[26].
• 17305 Caniff's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2921.921597922775'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

17305 Caniff's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Why It Matters

17305 Caniff has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]