(17059) Elvis
Asteroid (17059) Elvis |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.4179 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0832 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2169 AU - 2.6190 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.5090 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 272.4459 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 108.9686 ° |
Sidereal period | 3.76 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 19.15 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Absolute brightness | 14.0 mag |
history | |
Explorer | J. Broughton |
Date of discovery | April 15, 1999 |
Another name | 1999 GX 5 , 1978 XB, 1998 AW 10 |
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. |
(17059) Elvis is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 15 April 1999 by the Australian amateur astronomer John Broughton at his private observatory which, Reedy Creek Observatory ( IAU code 428) in Queensland was discovered Australia.
The asteroid was named on July 5, 2001 after the American singer , musician and actor Elvis Presley (1935–1977), who is considered one of the most important representatives of rock and pop culture of the 20th century and probably sold over a billion recordings of the most successful solo artist in the world.
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Elvis: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (17059) Elvis in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (17059) Elvis in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).