15267 Kolyma

Summary

15267 Kolyma is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 15267 Kolyma is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 15267 Kolyma's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 15267 Kolyma's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• Kolyma is named after 15267 Kolyma^[6].
• 15267 Kolyma's follows is recorded as (15266) 1990 UQ3^[7].
• 15267 Kolyma's followed by is recorded as 15268 Wendelinefroger^[8].
• 15267 Kolyma's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 15267 Kolyma's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 15267 Kolyma's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 YG7^[11].
• 15267 Kolyma's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 VX4^[12].
• 15267 Kolyma's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 DF3^[13].
• 15267 Kolyma's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-11-15T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 15267 Kolyma's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cc8hxk^[15].
• 15267 Kolyma's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20015267^[16].
• 15267 Kolyma's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 15267 Kolyma's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.23'}^[18].
• 15267 Kolyma's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2282570'}^[19].
• 15267 Kolyma's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.228260980990292'}^[20].
• 15267 Kolyma's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.8'}^[21].
• 15267 Kolyma's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.97'}^[22].
• 15267 Kolyma's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.84221'}^[23].
• 15267 Kolyma's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.85460056624198'}^[24].
• 15267 Kolyma's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.72'}^[25].
• 15267 Kolyma's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1356.698179181711'}^[26].
• 15267 Kolyma's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+4.9649'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

15267 Kolyma's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Kolyma is named after 15267 Kolyma^[6].

Why It Matters

15267 Kolyma ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]