2417 McVittie

Summary

2417 McVittie is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2417 McVittie is credited with the discovery of Indiana Asteroid Program^[3].
• 2417 McVittie's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2417 McVittie's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Goethe Link Observatory^[5].
• George Cunliffe McVittie is named after 2417 McVittie^[6].
• 2417 McVittie followed 2416 Sharonov^[7].
• 2417 McVittie was followed by Q583168^[8].
• 2417 McVittie's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2417 McVittie's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2417 McVittie's provisional designation is recorded as 1929 CL1^[11].
• 2417 McVittie's provisional designation is recorded as 1958 DN^[12].
• 2417 McVittie's provisional designation is recorded as 1964 CD^[13].
• 2417 McVittie's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 GT1^[14].
• 2417 McVittie's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 LE^[15].
• 2417 McVittie's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 NZ6^[16].
• 2417 McVittie's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 AK^[17].
• 2417 McVittie's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1964-02-15T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 2417 McVittie's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 2417 McVittie's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.22'}^[20].
• 2417 McVittie's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2257607414223402'}^[21].
• 2417 McVittie's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.2'}^[22].
• 2417 McVittie's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.31'}^[23].
• 2417 McVittie's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.1'}^[24].
• 2417 McVittie's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.108911784537495'}^[25].
• 2417 McVittie's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2068.309957587507'}^[26].
• 2417 McVittie's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+4.934'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2417 McVittie's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

George Cunliffe McVittie is named after 2417 McVittie^[6].

Why It Matters

2417 McVittie has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]