17493 Wildcat

Summary

17493 Wildcat is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 17493 Wildcat is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 17493 Wildcat is credited with the discovery of David H. Levy^[4].
• 17493 Wildcat's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 17493 Wildcat's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• 17493 Wildcat's follows is recorded as 17492 Hippasos^[7].
• 17493 Wildcat's followed by is recorded as 17494 Antaviana^[8].
• 17493 Wildcat's minor planet group is recorded as Mars-crossing asteroid^[9].
• 17493 Wildcat's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 17493 Wildcat's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 YA^[11].
• 17493 Wildcat's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-12-31T00:00:00Z^[12].
• 17493 Wildcat's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yk_23^[13].
• 17493 Wildcat's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20017493^[14].
• 17493 Wildcat's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 17493 Wildcat's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.44'}^[16].
• 17493 Wildcat's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.4423659'}^[17].
• 17493 Wildcat's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.4413102366577842'}^[18].
• 17493 Wildcat's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}^[19].
• 17493 Wildcat's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.76'}^[20].
• 17493 Wildcat's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+44.37797'}^[21].
• 17493 Wildcat's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+44.34662743190425'}^[22].
• 17493 Wildcat's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.53'}^[23].
• 17493 Wildcat's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1656.598728755991'}^[24].
• 17493 Wildcat's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+274.17661'}^[25].
• 17493 Wildcat's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+274.1521076808973'}^[26].
• 17493 Wildcat's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.7368349'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

17493 Wildcat's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Why It Matters

17493 Wildcat has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]