102P/Shoemaker

Summary

102P/Shoemaker is a periodic comet^[1]. 102P/Shoemaker has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 102P/Shoemaker is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 102P/Shoemaker is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 102P/Shoemaker's instance of is recorded as periodic comet^[5].
• 102P/Shoemaker's instance of is recorded as Jupiter-family comet^[6].
• 102P/Shoemaker's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[7].
• 102P/Shoemaker's provisional designation is recorded as 102P/1991 L2^[8].
• 102P/Shoemaker's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 XXIII^[9].
• 102P/Shoemaker's provisional designation is recorded as 102P/1984 S2^[10].
• 102P/Shoemaker's provisional designation is recorded as 1984q^[11].
• 102P/Shoemaker's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 XVI^[12].
• 102P/Shoemaker's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1984-09-27T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 102P/Shoemaker's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bc46m^[14].
• 102P/Shoemaker's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 1000083^[15].
• 102P/Shoemaker's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.4731654920192473'}^[16].
• 102P/Shoemaker's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.2'}^[17].
• 102P/Shoemaker's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+26.2449062377407'}^[18].
• 102P/Shoemaker's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2638.261192727151'}^[19].
• 102P/Shoemaker's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+339.8733382485834'}^[20].
• 102P/Shoemaker's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.736625514632678'}^[21].
• 102P/Shoemaker's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+5.504667764755523'}^[22].
• 102P/Shoemaker's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.968583264509834'}^[23].
• 102P/Shoemaker's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+18.74460239787177'}^[24].
• 102P/Shoemaker's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+297.4830036280064'}^[25].
• 102P/Shoemaker's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+3.2'}^[26].
• 102P/Shoemaker's NAIF ID is recorded as 1000083^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3], an astronomer^[28], 1929–2021^[29], of United States^[30], awarded the NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal^[31], specialised in astronomy^[32] and Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4], an astronomer^[33], 1928–1997^[34], of United States^[35], awarded the Arthur L. Day Medal^[36], specialised in geology^[37].

Why It Matters

102P/Shoemaker has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]