(217472) Addams Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 November 2005 by CSS at Catalina.
Charles Addams (1912–1988) was an American cartoonist who created the characters for the 1960s sitcom The Addams Family. His darkly humorous creations became a part of popular culture. This minor planet is the principal body and namesake of a small asteroid family, identified by Nesvorný and colleagues in 2024.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #8, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Addams is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Addams is 3.29 au from the Sun and 4.15 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 217472 |
| Provisional designation | 2005 WV105 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.02 |
| Orbital period | 4.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 3.29 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.153 |
| Inclination | 10.00° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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