10108 Tomlinson

Summary

10108 Tomlinson is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 10108 Tomlinson is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 10108 Tomlinson is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 10108 Tomlinson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 10108 Tomlinson's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• Raymond Tomlinson is named after 10108 Tomlinson^[7].
• 10108 Tomlinson's follows is recorded as 10107 Kenny^[8].
• 10108 Tomlinson's followed by is recorded as 10109 Sidhu^[9].
• 10108 Tomlinson's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 10108 Tomlinson's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 10108 Tomlinson's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 JW5^[12].
• 10108 Tomlinson's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 EE2^[13].
• 10108 Tomlinson's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 HM^[14].
• 10108 Tomlinson's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1992-04-26T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 10108 Tomlinson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yh9_j^[16].
• 10108 Tomlinson's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20010108^[17].
• 10108 Tomlinson's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 10108 Tomlinson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.15'}^[19].
• 10108 Tomlinson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1524265'}^[20].
• 10108 Tomlinson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1517960838627397'}^[21].
• 10108 Tomlinson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}^[22].
• 10108 Tomlinson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.45'}^[23].
• 10108 Tomlinson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+25.99623'}^[24].
• 10108 Tomlinson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+25.98807491850577'}^[25].
• 10108 Tomlinson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.72'}^[26].
• 10108 Tomlinson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1359.547590458398'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

10108 Tomlinson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Raymond Tomlinson is named after 10108 Tomlinson^[7].

Why It Matters

10108 Tomlinson ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]