11263 Pesonen

Summary

11263 Pesonen is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 11263 Pesonen is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 11263 Pesonen's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 11263 Pesonen's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• Lauri J. Pesonen is named after 11263 Pesonen^[6].
• 11263 Pesonen followed 11262 Drube^[7].
• 11263 Pesonen was followed by 11264 Claudiomaccone^[8].
• 11263 Pesonen's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 11263 Pesonen's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 11263 Pesonen's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 YS82^[11].
• 11263 Pesonen's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 OA^[12].
• 11263 Pesonen's provisional designation is recorded as 1969 OY^[13].
• 11263 Pesonen's time of discovery or invention is recorded as July 23, 1979^[14].
• 11263 Pesonen's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 11263 Pesonen's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.38'}^[16].
• 11263 Pesonen's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3806418'}^[17].
• 11263 Pesonen's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3780794187621077'}^[18].
• 11263 Pesonen's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.8'}^[19].
• 11263 Pesonen's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.83'}^[20].
• 11263 Pesonen's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+25.20086'}^[21].
• 11263 Pesonen's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+25.20273719371141'}^[22].
• 11263 Pesonen's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.94'}^[23].
• 11263 Pesonen's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1808.384773286441'}^[24].
• 11263 Pesonen's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+297.69184'}^[25].
• 11263 Pesonen's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+297.6057791315277'}^[26].
• 11263 Pesonen's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.8990164'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

11263 Pesonen's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Lauri J. Pesonen is named after 11263 Pesonen^[6].

Why It Matters

11263 Pesonen ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]