13157 Searfoss

Summary

13157 Searfoss is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 13157 Searfoss is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch^[3].
• 13157 Searfoss's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 13157 Searfoss's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory^[5].
• Richard A. Searfoss is named after 13157 Searfoss^[6].
• 13157 Searfoss's follows is recorded as 13156 Mannoucyo^[7].
• 13157 Searfoss's followed by is recorded as (13158) 1995 UE^[8].
• 13157 Searfoss's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 13157 Searfoss's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 13157 Searfoss's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 TQ6^[11].
• 13157 Searfoss's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1995-10-15T00:00:00Z^[12].
• 13157 Searfoss's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygb2r^[13].
• 13157 Searfoss's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20013157^[14].
• 13157 Searfoss's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 13157 Searfoss's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05'}^[16].
• 13157 Searfoss's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0464090'}^[17].
• 13157 Searfoss's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04705697325660875'}^[18].
• 13157 Searfoss's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}^[19].
• 13157 Searfoss's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.75'}^[20].
• 13157 Searfoss's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.32943'}^[21].
• 13157 Searfoss's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.329973565664142'}^[22].
• 13157 Searfoss's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.3'}^[23].
• 13157 Searfoss's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1206.530834681975'}^[24].
• 13157 Searfoss's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+19.37205'}^[25].
• 13157 Searfoss's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+19.30470140520765'}^[26].
• 13157 Searfoss's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2181239'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

13157 Searfoss's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Richard A. Searfoss is named after 13157 Searfoss^[6].

Why It Matters

13157 Searfoss ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]