100596 Perrett

Summary

100596 Perrett is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 100596 Perrett is credited with the discovery of David D. Balam^[3].
• 100596 Perrett's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 100596 Perrett's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as National Research Council Canada^[5].
• 100596 Perrett followed (100595) 1997 PA2^[6].
• 100596 Perrett was followed by (100597) 1997 PY4^[7].
• 100596 Perrett's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 100596 Perrett's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 100596 Perrett's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 PN2^[10].
• 100596 Perrett's provisional designation is recorded as 2003 SQ195^[11].
• 100596 Perrett's time of discovery or invention is recorded as August 9, 1997^[12].
• 100596 Perrett's significant event is recorded as naming^[13].
• 100596 Perrett's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.19'}^[14].
• 100596 Perrett's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1887589128681841'}^[15].
• 100596 Perrett's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.9'}^[16].
• 100596 Perrett's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.13'}^[17].
• 100596 Perrett's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.372'}^[18].
• 100596 Perrett's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.37572010206084'}^[19].
• 100596 Perrett's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1922.943369646684'}^[20].
• 100596 Perrett's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+337.6'}^[21].
• 100596 Perrett's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+337.4553871976583'}^[22].
• 100596 Perrett's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.026300468677933'}^[23].
• 100596 Perrett's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.597541655158055'}^[24].
• 100596 Perrett's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.45505928219781'}^[25].
• 100596 Perrett's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+116.6'}^[26].
• 100596 Perrett's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+115.4189335553676'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

100596 Perrett's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

100596 Perrett ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]