17612 Whiteknight

Summary

17612 Whiteknight is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 17612 Whiteknight is credited with the discovery of Naoto Satō^[3].
• 17612 Whiteknight is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata^[4].
• 17612 Whiteknight's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 17612 Whiteknight's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Chichibu Observatory^[6].
• White Knight is named after 17612 Whiteknight^[7].
• 17612 Whiteknight followed 17611 Jožkakubík^[8].
• 17612 Whiteknight was followed by (17613) 1995 UP7^[9].
• 17612 Whiteknight's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 17612 Whiteknight's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 17612 Whiteknight's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 UW6^[12].
• 17612 Whiteknight's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 20, 1995^[13].
• 17612 Whiteknight's significant event is recorded as naming^[14].
• 17612 Whiteknight's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02'}^[15].
• 17612 Whiteknight's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0165303'}^[16].
• 17612 Whiteknight's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.01122820809882907'}^[17].
• 17612 Whiteknight's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.0'}^[18].
• 17612 Whiteknight's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[19].
• 17612 Whiteknight's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.40994'}^[20].
• 17612 Whiteknight's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.423811630607636'}^[21].
• 17612 Whiteknight's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.4'}^[22].
• 17612 Whiteknight's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1973.501657824311'}^[23].
• 17612 Whiteknight's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+29.46845'}^[24].
• 17612 Whiteknight's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+29.2700184236604'}^[25].
• 17612 Whiteknight's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.0787205'}^[26].
• 17612 Whiteknight's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.079115966947982'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

17612 Whiteknight's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

White Knight is named after 17612 Whiteknight^[7].

Why It Matters

17612 Whiteknight has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]