15106 Swanson

Summary

15106 Swanson is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 15106 Swanson is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research^[3].
• 15106 Swanson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 15106 Swanson's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site^[5].
• 15106 Swanson's follows is recorded as (15105) 2000 BJ4^[6].
• 15106 Swanson's followed by is recorded as 15107 Toepperwein^[7].
• 15106 Swanson's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 15106 Swanson's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 15106 Swanson's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 WP6^[10].
• 15106 Swanson's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 TN7^[11].
• 15106 Swanson's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 RG27^[12].
• 15106 Swanson's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 CA45^[13].
• 15106 Swanson's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2000-02-02T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 15106 Swanson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygzz6^[15].
• 15106 Swanson's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20015106^[16].
• 15106 Swanson's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 15106 Swanson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.21'}^[18].
• 15106 Swanson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2063041'}^[19].
• 15106 Swanson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.208050626114626'}^[20].
• 15106 Swanson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}^[21].
• 15106 Swanson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.86'}^[22].
• 15106 Swanson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.08476'}^[23].
• 15106 Swanson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.084454478431462'}^[24].
• 15106 Swanson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.23'}^[25].
• 15106 Swanson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1540.980338868537'}^[26].
• 15106 Swanson's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+39.58'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

15106 Swanson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

15106 Swanson 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 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]