(17058) Rocknroll Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 April 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.
Rock and roll music, which had its roots in African-American rhythm and blues, remains a prominent form of popular music worldwide since hitting the charts in the 1950s.Naming citation (20010705/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rocknroll is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rocknroll is 2.40 au from the Sun and 2.11 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17058 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 GA5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.46 km (#9,785 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.179 |
| Rotation period | 5.25 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.91 |
| Orbital period | 4.13 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.39 – 2.76 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0704 |
| Inclination | 15.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.45 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.