14941 Tomswift

Summary

14941 Tomswift is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 14941 Tomswift is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch^[3].
• 14941 Tomswift's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 14941 Tomswift's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory^[5].
• Tom Swift is named after 14941 Tomswift^[6].
• 14941 Tomswift's follows is recorded as 14940 Freiligrath^[7].
• 14941 Tomswift's followed by is recorded as 14942 Stevebaker^[8].
• 14941 Tomswift's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 14941 Tomswift's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 14941 Tomswift's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 TY8^[11].
• 14941 Tomswift's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 FY2^[12].
• 14941 Tomswift's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1995-03-23T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 14941 Tomswift's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yhb5t^[14].
• 14941 Tomswift's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20014941^[15].
• 14941 Tomswift's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 14941 Tomswift's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}^[17].
• 14941 Tomswift's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1290827'}^[18].
• 14941 Tomswift's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1311969318423859'}^[19].
• 14941 Tomswift's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}^[20].
• 14941 Tomswift's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.59'}^[21].
• 14941 Tomswift's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.01968'}^[22].
• 14941 Tomswift's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.022817601555387'}^[23].
• 14941 Tomswift's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.6'}^[24].
• 14941 Tomswift's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1674.639450167332'}^[25].
• 14941 Tomswift's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.39344'}^[26].
• 14941 Tomswift's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.14008808790047'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

14941 Tomswift's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Tom Swift is named after 14941 Tomswift^[6].

Why It Matters

14941 Tomswift has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]