(17059) Elvis Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 April 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.
Elvis Aaron Presley (1935-1977) was a flamboyant American singer. Known as the king of Rock and Roll, he had a popularity that contributed toward making that genre a world-wide phenomenon.Naming citation (20010705/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Elvis is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Elvis is 2.30 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17059 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GX5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.96 km (#12,835 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.162 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.25 |
| Orbital period | 3.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.42 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.22 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0828 |
| Inclination | 3.51° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.22 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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