129564 Christy

Summary

129564 Christy is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 129564 Christy is credited with the discovery of Marc Buie^[3].
• 129564 Christy's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 129564 Christy's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• James W. Christy is named after 129564 Christy^[6].
• 129564 Christy's follows is recorded as (129563) 1997 ER8^[7].
• 129564 Christy's followed by is recorded as (129565) 1997 GS1^[8].
• 129564 Christy's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 129564 Christy's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 129564 Christy's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 ER40^[11].
• 129564 Christy's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-03-07T00:00:00Z^[12].
• 129564 Christy's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cm9n2b^[13].
• 129564 Christy's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20129564^[14].
• 129564 Christy's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 129564 Christy's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08'}^[16].
• 129564 Christy's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07963691914440324'}^[17].
• 129564 Christy's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.9'}^[18].
• 129564 Christy's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.93'}^[19].
• 129564 Christy's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.3'}^[20].
• 129564 Christy's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.34340615591965'}^[21].
• 129564 Christy's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1597.896612205652'}^[22].
• 129564 Christy's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+181.3'}^[23].
• 129564 Christy's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+181.2169728903476'}^[24].
• 129564 Christy's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.674854516812164'}^[25].
• 129564 Christy's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.887871689690576'}^[26].
• 129564 Christy's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.461837343933752'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

129564 Christy's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

James W. Christy is named after 129564 Christy^[6].

Why It Matters

129564 Christy 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]