17438 Quasimodo

Summary

17438 Quasimodo is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 17438 Quasimodo is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 17438 Quasimodo's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 17438 Quasimodo's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[5].
• Salvatore Quasimodo is named after 17438 Quasimodo^[6].
• 17438 Quasimodo's follows is recorded as 17437 Stekene^[7].
• 17438 Quasimodo's followed by is recorded as 17439 Juliesan^[8].
• 17438 Quasimodo's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 17438 Quasimodo's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 17438 Quasimodo's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 BV5^[11].
• 17438 Quasimodo's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 SQ4^[12].
• 17438 Quasimodo's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 HM132^[13].
• 17438 Quasimodo's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-09-26T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 17438 Quasimodo's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20017438^[15].
• 17438 Quasimodo's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 17438 Quasimodo's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}^[17].
• 17438 Quasimodo's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1306573'}^[18].
• 17438 Quasimodo's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1324341362378234'}^[19].
• 17438 Quasimodo's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.8'}^[20].
• 17438 Quasimodo's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.92'}^[21].
• 17438 Quasimodo's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.32534'}^[22].
• 17438 Quasimodo's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.324666454661113'}^[23].
• 17438 Quasimodo's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.54'}^[24].
• 17438 Quasimodo's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1292.854059875942'}^[25].
• 17438 Quasimodo's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+3.01'}^[26].
• 17438 Quasimodo's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+101.29160'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

17438 Quasimodo's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Salvatore Quasimodo is named after 17438 Quasimodo^[6].

Why It Matters

17438 Quasimodo has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]