15057 Whitson

Summary

15057 Whitson is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 15057 Whitson is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch^[3].
• 15057 Whitson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 15057 Whitson's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory^[5].
• Peggy Whitson is named after 15057 Whitson^[6].
• 15057 Whitson's follows is recorded as 15056 Barbaradixon^[7].
• 15057 Whitson's followed by is recorded as 15058 Billcooke^[8].
• 15057 Whitson's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 15057 Whitson's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 15057 Whitson's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 YY15^[11].
• 15057 Whitson's provisional designation is recorded as 2103 T-1^[12].
• 15057 Whitson's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-12-22T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 15057 Whitson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ykzg3^[14].
• 15057 Whitson's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20015057^[15].
• 15057 Whitson's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 15057 Whitson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.15'}^[17].
• 15057 Whitson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1504846'}^[18].
• 15057 Whitson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1526079336348272'}^[19].
• 15057 Whitson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[20].
• 15057 Whitson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.32'}^[21].
• 15057 Whitson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.10519'}^[22].
• 15057 Whitson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.106580431534721'}^[23].
• 15057 Whitson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.67'}^[24].
• 15057 Whitson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2070.979286558045'}^[25].
• 15057 Whitson's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+152.26292'}^[26].
• 15057 Whitson's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+152.2369101452786'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

15057 Whitson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Peggy Whitson is named after 15057 Whitson^[6].

Why It Matters

15057 Whitson has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]