14937 Thirsk

Summary

14937 Thirsk is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 14937 Thirsk is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch^[3].
• 14937 Thirsk's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 14937 Thirsk's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory^[5].
• Robert Thirsk is named after 14937 Thirsk^[6].
• 14937 Thirsk's follows is recorded as (14936) 1995 BU2^[7].
• 14937 Thirsk's followed by is recorded as (14938) 1995 DN^[8].
• 14937 Thirsk's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 14937 Thirsk's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 14937 Thirsk's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 CP3^[11].
• 14937 Thirsk's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 RE2^[12].
• 14937 Thirsk's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1995-02-01T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 14937 Thirsk's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yh6s_^[14].
• 14937 Thirsk's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20014937^[15].
• 14937 Thirsk's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 14937 Thirsk's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}^[17].
• 14937 Thirsk's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1705277'}^[18].
• 14937 Thirsk's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1722568420030748'}^[19].
• 14937 Thirsk's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.5'}^[20].
• 14937 Thirsk's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.63'}^[21].
• 14937 Thirsk's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.87463'}^[22].
• 14937 Thirsk's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.876775034937909'}^[23].
• 14937 Thirsk's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.2'}^[24].
• 14937 Thirsk's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1533.965205715578'}^[25].
• 14937 Thirsk's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+175.35342'}^[26].
• 14937 Thirsk's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+175.3255846786196'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

14937 Thirsk's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Robert Thirsk is named after 14937 Thirsk^[6].

Why It Matters

14937 Thirsk has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]