17437 Stekene

Summary

17437 Stekene is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 17437 Stekene is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 17437 Stekene's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 17437 Stekene's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[5].
• Stekene is named after 17437 Stekene^[6].
• 17437 Stekene's follows is recorded as (17436) 1989 SV3^[7].
• 17437 Stekene's followed by is recorded as 17438 Quasimodo^[8].
• 17437 Stekene's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 17437 Stekene's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 17437 Stekene's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 SC4^[11].
• 17437 Stekene's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 WN42^[12].
• 17437 Stekene's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-09-26T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 17437 Stekene's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20017437^[14].
• 17437 Stekene's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 17437 Stekene's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05'}^[16].
• 17437 Stekene's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0532236'}^[17].
• 17437 Stekene's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04584778865356168'}^[18].
• 17437 Stekene's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.9'}^[19].
• 17437 Stekene's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.08'}^[20].
• 17437 Stekene's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+21.53129'}^[21].
• 17437 Stekene's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+21.49504931204263'}^[22].
• 17437 Stekene's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.63'}^[23].
• 17437 Stekene's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2059.210629374628'}^[24].
• 17437 Stekene's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+191.56227'}^[25].
• 17437 Stekene's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+191.3822667006104'}^[26].
• 17437 Stekene's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.1656433'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

17437 Stekene's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Stekene is named after 17437 Stekene^[6].

Why It Matters

17437 Stekene has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]