17936 Nilus

Summary

17936 Nilus is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 17936 Nilus is credited with the discovery of John Broughton^[3].
• 17936 Nilus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 17936 Nilus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Reedy Creek Observatory^[5].
• 17936 Nilus's follows is recorded as 17935 Vinhoward^[6].
• 17936 Nilus's followed by is recorded as (17937) 1999 HO4^[7].
• 17936 Nilus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 17936 Nilus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 17936 Nilus's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 QS5^[10].
• 17936 Nilus's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 WC41^[11].
• 17936 Nilus's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 HE3^[12].
• 17936 Nilus's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 JL125^[13].
• 17936 Nilus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-04-24T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 17936 Nilus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7p4s^[15].
• 17936 Nilus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20017936^[16].
• 17936 Nilus's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 17936 Nilus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07'}^[18].
• 17936 Nilus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0662468'}^[19].
• 17936 Nilus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06690410228031432'}^[20].
• 17936 Nilus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.6'}^[21].
• 17936 Nilus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.7'}^[22].
• 17936 Nilus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.86'}^[23].
• 17936 Nilus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.16834'}^[24].
• 17936 Nilus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.168537869367807'}^[25].
• 17936 Nilus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.39'}^[26].
• 17936 Nilus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1239.353970374691'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

17936 Nilus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

17936 Nilus has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]