15403 Merignac

Summary

15403 Merignac is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 15403 Merignac is credited with the discovery of Lenka Kotková^[3].
• 15403 Merignac's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 15403 Merignac's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Ondřejov Observatory^[5].
• Mérignac is named after 15403 Merignac^[6].
• 15403 Merignac's follows is recorded as 15402 Suzaku^[7].
• 15403 Merignac's followed by is recorded as (15404) 1997 VE8^[8].
• 15403 Merignac's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 15403 Merignac's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 15403 Merignac's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 KD2^[11].
• 15403 Merignac's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 VH6^[12].
• 15403 Merignac's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-11-09T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 15403 Merignac's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7fps^[14].
• 15403 Merignac's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20015403^[15].
• 15403 Merignac's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 15403 Merignac's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04'}^[17].
• 15403 Merignac's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0408795'}^[18].
• 15403 Merignac's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04357397341339516'}^[19].
• 15403 Merignac's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.6'}^[20].
• 15403 Merignac's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.76'}^[21].
• 15403 Merignac's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.77387'}^[22].
• 15403 Merignac's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.774383479458578'}^[23].
• 15403 Merignac's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.29'}^[24].
• 15403 Merignac's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1565.900966523506'}^[25].
• 15403 Merignac's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+52.651'}^[26].
• 15403 Merignac's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+49.21719'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

15403 Merignac's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Mérignac is named after 15403 Merignac^[6].

Why It Matters

15403 Merignac has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]