127005 Pratchett

Summary

127005 Pratchett is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 127005 Pratchett is credited with the discovery of Joseph A. Dellinger^[3].
• 127005 Pratchett is credited with the discovery of William G. Dillon^[4].
• 127005 Pratchett is credited with the discovery of George Observatory^[5].
• 127005 Pratchett's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 127005 Pratchett's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Needville^[7].
• 127005 Pratchett's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as George Observatory^[8].
• Terry Pratchett is named after 127005 Pratchett^[9].
• 127005 Pratchett's follows is recorded as (127004) 2002 GW1^[10].
• 127005 Pratchett's followed by is recorded as (127006) 2002 GR5^[11].
• 127005 Pratchett's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[12].
• 127005 Pratchett's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 127005 Pratchett's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 NV29^[14].
• 127005 Pratchett's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 GY1^[15].
• 127005 Pratchett's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2002-04-01T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 127005 Pratchett's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cmf1xm^[17].
• 127005 Pratchett's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20127005^[18].
• 127005 Pratchett's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 127005 Pratchett's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.20'}^[20].
• 127005 Pratchett's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.204183854501942'}^[21].
• 127005 Pratchett's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.3'}^[22].
• 127005 Pratchett's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.42'}^[23].
• 127005 Pratchett's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.3'}^[24].
• 127005 Pratchett's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.278584528743899'}^[25].
• 127005 Pratchett's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1322.789546310382'}^[26].
• 127005 Pratchett's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+128.3'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

127005 Pratchett's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Terry Pratchett is named after 127005 Pratchett^[9].

Why It Matters

127005 Pratchett ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]