17712 Fatherwilliam

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17712 Fatherwilliam

Summary

17712 Fatherwilliam is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 17712 Fatherwilliam is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[3].
  • 17712 Fatherwilliam is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[4].
  • 17712 Fatherwilliam's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • 17712 Fatherwilliam's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[6].
  • Father William is named after 17712 Fatherwilliam[7].
  • 17712 Fatherwilliam's follows is recorded as (17711) 1997 WA7[8].
  • 17712 Fatherwilliam's followed by is recorded as (17713) 1997 WJ20[9].
  • 17712 Fatherwilliam's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[10].
  • 17712 Fatherwilliam's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[11].
  • 17712 Fatherwilliam's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 FN1[12].
  • 17712 Fatherwilliam's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 WK7[13].
  • 17712 Fatherwilliam's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-11-19T00:00:00Z[14].
  • 17712 Fatherwilliam's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y21bs[15].
  • 17712 Fatherwilliam's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20017712[16].
  • 17712 Fatherwilliam's significant event is recorded as naming[17].
  • 17712 Fatherwilliam's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}[18].
  • 17712 Fatherwilliam's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0890443'}[19].
  • 17712 Fatherwilliam's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08990179503978885'}[20].
  • 17712 Fatherwilliam's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.9'}[21].
  • 17712 Fatherwilliam's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.02'}[22].
  • 17712 Fatherwilliam's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.37911'}[23].
  • 17712 Fatherwilliam's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.374959606248429'}[24].
  • 17712 Fatherwilliam's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.42'}[25].
  • 17712 Fatherwilliam's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1248.604879837716'}[26].
  • 17712 Fatherwilliam's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+42.96513'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

17712 Fatherwilliam's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

History and Context

Father William is named after 17712 Fatherwilliam[7].

Why It Matters

17712 Fatherwilliam has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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