15131 Alanalda

Summary

15131 Alanalda is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 15131 Alanalda is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch^[3].
• 15131 Alanalda's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 15131 Alanalda's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory^[5].
• Alan Alda is named after 15131 Alanalda^[6].
• 15131 Alanalda's follows is recorded as (15130) 2000 EU49^[7].
• 15131 Alanalda's followed by is recorded as 15132 Steigmeyer^[8].
• 15131 Alanalda's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 15131 Alanalda's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 15131 Alanalda's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 HW^[11].
• 15131 Alanalda's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 ET54^[12].
• 15131 Alanalda's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2000-03-10T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 15131 Alanalda's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20015131^[14].
• 15131 Alanalda's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 15131 Alanalda's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.12'}^[16].
• 15131 Alanalda's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1159043'}^[17].
• 15131 Alanalda's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1187876702662848'}^[18].
• 15131 Alanalda's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.7'}^[19].
• 15131 Alanalda's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.85'}^[20].
• 15131 Alanalda's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.62673'}^[21].
• 15131 Alanalda's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.63165260638468'}^[22].
• 15131 Alanalda's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.23'}^[23].
• 15131 Alanalda's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1544.825438424524'}^[24].
• 15131 Alanalda's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+4.69135'}^[25].
• 15131 Alanalda's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+61.30391'}^[26].
• 15131 Alanalda's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+61.23308309335611'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

15131 Alanalda's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Alan Alda is named after 15131 Alanalda^[6].

Why It Matters

15131 Alanalda has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]