149243 Dorothynorton

Summary

149243 Dorothynorton is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 149243 Dorothynorton is credited with the discovery of Robert Matson^[3].
• 149243 Dorothynorton's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 149243 Dorothynorton's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[5].
• 149243 Dorothynorton's follows is recorded as (149242) 2002 RG224^[6].
• 149243 Dorothynorton's followed by is recorded as 149244 Kriegh^[7].
• 149243 Dorothynorton's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 149243 Dorothynorton's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 149243 Dorothynorton's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 RL239^[10].
• 149243 Dorothynorton's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2002-09-14T00:00:00Z^[11].
• 149243 Dorothynorton's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20149243^[12].
• 149243 Dorothynorton's significant event is recorded as naming^[13].
• 149243 Dorothynorton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[14].
• 149243 Dorothynorton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.111128438083826'}^[15].
• 149243 Dorothynorton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.9'}^[16].
• 149243 Dorothynorton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.0'}^[17].
• 149243 Dorothynorton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.6'}^[18].
• 149243 Dorothynorton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.559735408874314'}^[19].
• 149243 Dorothynorton's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1289.585807872536'}^[20].
• 149243 Dorothynorton's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+203.2'}^[21].
• 149243 Dorothynorton's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+203.1313941944495'}^[22].
• 149243 Dorothynorton's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.318646521948142'}^[23].
• 149243 Dorothynorton's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.576314088400734'}^[24].
• 149243 Dorothynorton's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.060978955495549'}^[25].
• 149243 Dorothynorton's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+284.5'}^[26].
• 149243 Dorothynorton's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+284.3843825709647'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

149243 Dorothynorton's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

149243 Dorothynorton 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] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]