2617 Jiangxi

Summary

2617 Jiangxi is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2617 Jiangxi is credited with the discovery of Purple Mountain Observatory^[3].
• 2617 Jiangxi's image is recorded as 2617Jiangxi (Lightcurve Inversion).png^[4].
• 2617 Jiangxi's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 2617 Jiangxi's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Purple Mountain Observatory^[6].
• Jiangxi is named after 2617 Jiangxi^[7].
• 2617 Jiangxi's follows is recorded as Q640527^[8].
• 2617 Jiangxi's followed by is recorded as Q684266^[9].
• 2617 Jiangxi's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 2617 Jiangxi's Commons category is recorded as 2617 Jiangxi^[11].
• 2617 Jiangxi's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 2617 Jiangxi's provisional designation is recorded as 1935 QW^[13].
• 2617 Jiangxi's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 JU^[14].
• 2617 Jiangxi's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 WO1^[15].
• 2617 Jiangxi's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1975-11-26T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 2617 Jiangxi's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y4_6y^[17].
• 2617 Jiangxi's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002617^[18].
• 2617 Jiangxi's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 2617 Jiangxi's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.23'}^[20].
• 2617 Jiangxi's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2369037'}^[21].
• 2617 Jiangxi's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.238469214983979'}^[22].
• 2617 Jiangxi's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.4'}^[23].
• 2617 Jiangxi's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.52'}^[24].
• 2617 Jiangxi's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.96521'}^[25].
• 2617 Jiangxi's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.96849989404813'}^[26].
• 2617 Jiangxi's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.6'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2617 Jiangxi's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Jiangxi is named after 2617 Jiangxi^[7].

Why It Matters

2617 Jiangxi ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]