(17427) Poe Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 February 1989 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.
Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), born to a Scots-Irish family in Boston, Massachusetts, is known for his macabre and mysterious writings. His Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque (1839) enormously influenced artists from many disciplines. His famous poem “The Raven” is a reminiscence on the early death of his wife.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #14, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Poe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Poe is 3.49 au from the Sun and 2.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17427 |
| Provisional designation | 1989 CQ2 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.6 km (#3,533 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0670 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.04 |
| Orbital period | 6.70 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.17 – 3.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.107 |
| Inclination | 10.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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