106537 McCarthy

Summary

106537 McCarthy is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 106537 McCarthy is credited with the discovery of Jeffrey S. Medkeff^[3].
• 106537 McCarthy's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 106537 McCarthy's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Junk Bond Observatory^[5].
• Robynn McCarthy is named after 106537 McCarthy^[6].
• 106537 McCarthy's follows is recorded as (106536) 2000 WV62^[7].
• 106537 McCarthy's followed by is recorded as (106538) 2000 WK63^[8].
• 106537 McCarthy's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 106537 McCarthy's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 106537 McCarthy's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 KY2^[11].
• 106537 McCarthy's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 WB63^[12].
• 106537 McCarthy's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2000-11-23T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 106537 McCarthy's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dt0my^[14].
• 106537 McCarthy's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20106537^[15].
• 106537 McCarthy's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 106537 McCarthy's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}^[17].
• 106537 McCarthy's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1435516258884844'}^[18].
• 106537 McCarthy's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.3'}^[19].
• 106537 McCarthy's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.4'}^[20].
• 106537 McCarthy's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.8'}^[21].
• 106537 McCarthy's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.761376272791809'}^[22].
• 106537 McCarthy's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1284.194004146585'}^[23].
• 106537 McCarthy's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+59.9'}^[24].
• 106537 McCarthy's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+59.72963532329624'}^[25].
• 106537 McCarthy's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.31217911472668'}^[26].
• 106537 McCarthy's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.644096185991091'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

106537 McCarthy's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Robynn McCarthy is named after 106537 McCarthy^[6].

Why It Matters

106537 McCarthy has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]