17408 McAdams

Summary

17408 McAdams is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 17408 McAdams is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 17408 McAdams is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 17408 McAdams's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 17408 McAdams's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• 17408 McAdams's follows is recorded as Q22344877^[7].
• 17408 McAdams's followed by is recorded as (17409) 1988 BA4^[8].
• 17408 McAdams's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 17408 McAdams's minor planet group is recorded as inner asteroid belt^[10].
• 17408 McAdams's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 17408 McAdams's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 UZ1^[12].
• 17408 McAdams's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1987-10-19T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 17408 McAdams's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7dc4^[14].
• 17408 McAdams's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20017408^[15].
• 17408 McAdams's asteroid family is recorded as Hungaria family^[16].
• 17408 McAdams's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 17408 McAdams's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[18].
• 17408 McAdams's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1072382'}^[19].
• 17408 McAdams's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1069867667663691'}^[20].
• 17408 McAdams's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[21].
• 17408 McAdams's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[22].
• 17408 McAdams's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.43'}^[23].
• 17408 McAdams's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+25.69046'}^[24].
• 17408 McAdams's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+25.68505551823304'}^[25].
• 17408 McAdams's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+2.58'}^[26].
• 17408 McAdams's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+943.9690116168895'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

17408 McAdams's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Why It Matters

17408 McAdams has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]