10487 Danpeterson

Summary

10487 Danpeterson is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 10487 Danpeterson is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 10487 Danpeterson is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 10487 Danpeterson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 10487 Danpeterson's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• 10487 Danpeterson's follows is recorded as 10486 Teron^[7].
• 10487 Danpeterson's followed by is recorded as (10488) 1985 RS1^[8].
• 10487 Danpeterson's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 10487 Danpeterson's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 10487 Danpeterson's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 GP1^[11].
• 10487 Danpeterson's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 PM^[12].
• 10487 Danpeterson's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1985-04-14T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 10487 Danpeterson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y1c1h^[14].
• 10487 Danpeterson's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20010487^[15].
• 10487 Danpeterson's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 10487 Danpeterson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}^[17].
• 10487 Danpeterson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1698810'}^[18].
• 10487 Danpeterson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1692781574224272'}^[19].
• 10487 Danpeterson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.7'}^[20].
• 10487 Danpeterson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.67'}^[21].
• 10487 Danpeterson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+24.89950'}^[22].
• 10487 Danpeterson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+24.89127067642432'}^[23].
• 10487 Danpeterson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.52'}^[24].
• 10487 Danpeterson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1285.81669694531'}^[25].
• 10487 Danpeterson's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+16.91'}^[26].
• 10487 Danpeterson's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+98.35327'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

10487 Danpeterson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Why It Matters

10487 Danpeterson ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]