15091 Howell

Summary

15091 Howell is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 15091 Howell is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch^[3].
• 15091 Howell's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 15091 Howell's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory^[5].
• Steve B. Howell is named after 15091 Howell^[6].
• 15091 Howell's follows is recorded as (15090) 1999 CA97^[7].
• 15091 Howell's followed by is recorded as 15092 Beegees^[8].
• 15091 Howell's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 15091 Howell's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[10].
• 15091 Howell's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 15091 Howell's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 TT55^[12].
• 15091 Howell's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 WE22^[13].
• 15091 Howell's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 CM136^[14].
• 15091 Howell's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-02-09T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 15091 Howell's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y3yby^[16].
• 15091 Howell's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20015091^[17].
• 15091 Howell's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 15091 Howell's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08'}^[19].
• 15091 Howell's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0776990'}^[20].
• 15091 Howell's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07473043370548148'}^[21].
• 15091 Howell's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.8'}^[22].
• 15091 Howell's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.97'}^[23].
• 15091 Howell's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.26728'}^[24].
• 15091 Howell's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.271860747623914'}^[25].
• 15091 Howell's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.81'}^[26].
• 15091 Howell's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2118.655456423598'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

15091 Howell's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Steve B. Howell is named after 15091 Howell^[6].

Why It Matters

15091 Howell ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]