10046 Creighton

Summary

10046 Creighton is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 10046 Creighton is credited with the discovery of International Near-Earth Asteroid Survey^[3].
• 10046 Creighton's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 10046 Creighton's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[5].
• James M. Creighton is named after 10046 Creighton^[6].
• 10046 Creighton's follows is recorded as 10045 Dorarussell^[7].
• 10046 Creighton's followed by is recorded as 10047 Davidchapman^[8].
• 10046 Creighton's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 10046 Creighton's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 10046 Creighton's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 JC^[11].
• 10046 Creighton's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 LD^[12].
• 10046 Creighton's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 KH2^[13].
• 10046 Creighton's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 SJ10^[14].
• 10046 Creighton's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1986-05-02T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 10046 Creighton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09rwhhs^[16].
• 10046 Creighton's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20010046^[17].
• 10046 Creighton's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 10046 Creighton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.24'}^[19].
• 10046 Creighton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2393169'}^[20].
• 10046 Creighton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2409267086384201'}^[21].
• 10046 Creighton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.6'}^[22].
• 10046 Creighton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.7'}^[23].
• 10046 Creighton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.75'}^[24].
• 10046 Creighton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.32463'}^[25].
• 10046 Creighton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.331324854984233'}^[26].
• 10046 Creighton's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.58'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

10046 Creighton's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

James M. Creighton is named after 10046 Creighton^[6].

Why It Matters

10046 Creighton ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]