(17892) Morecambewise Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 March 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.
Comedy duo Eric Morecambe (1926-1984) and Ernie Wise (1925-1999) teamed up in the 1940s to create Britain's finest stage double act and later became TV favorites. Eric, ‘the one with the glasses’, was known for his witty retorts, giving slaps to the cheeks of Ernie for plays ‘what he wrote’.Naming citation (20010705/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Morecambewise is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Morecambewise is 2.15 au from the Sun and 2.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17892 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 EO5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 2.46 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.84 |
| Orbital period | 3.36 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 2.42 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0782 |
| Inclination | 3.84° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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