10502 Armaghobs

Summary

10502 Armaghobs is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 10502 Armaghobs is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin^[3].
• 10502 Armaghobs's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 10502 Armaghobs's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[5].
• Armagh Observatory is named after 10502 Armaghobs^[6].
• 10502 Armaghobs's follows is recorded as 10501 Ardmacha^[7].
• 10502 Armaghobs's followed by is recorded as 10503 Johnmarks^[8].
• 10502 Armaghobs's minor planet group is recorded as Mars-crossing asteroid^[9].
• 10502 Armaghobs's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 10502 Armaghobs's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 PJ2^[11].
• 10502 Armaghobs's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 QF6^[12].
• 10502 Armaghobs's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 RJ29^[13].
• 10502 Armaghobs's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1987-08-22T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 10502 Armaghobs's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0t__^[15].
• 10502 Armaghobs's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20010502^[16].
• 10502 Armaghobs's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 10502 Armaghobs's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.32'}^[18].
• 10502 Armaghobs's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3185938'}^[19].
• 10502 Armaghobs's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.318423078384953'}^[20].
• 10502 Armaghobs's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.9'}^[21].
• 10502 Armaghobs's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.01'}^[22].
• 10502 Armaghobs's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+21.92505'}^[23].
• 10502 Armaghobs's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+21.92428094112052'}^[24].
• 10502 Armaghobs's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.51'}^[25].
• 10502 Armaghobs's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1281.595400399208'}^[26].
• 10502 Armaghobs's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+24.978'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

10502 Armaghobs's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Armagh Observatory is named after 10502 Armaghobs^[6].

Why It Matters

10502 Armaghobs ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]