16085 Laffan

Summary

16085 Laffan is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 16085 Laffan is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research^[3].
• 16085 Laffan's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 16085 Laffan's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site^[5].
• 16085 Laffan's follows is recorded as (16084) 1999 TY18^[6].
• 16085 Laffan's followed by is recorded as (16086) 1999 TF90^[7].
• 16085 Laffan's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 16085 Laffan's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 16085 Laffan's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 VX9^[10].
• 16085 Laffan's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 RF19^[11].
• 16085 Laffan's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 EO22^[12].
• 16085 Laffan's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 TM27^[13].
• 16085 Laffan's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-10-03T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 16085 Laffan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y6_71^[15].
• 16085 Laffan's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20016085^[16].
• 16085 Laffan's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 16085 Laffan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07'}^[18].
• 16085 Laffan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0744541'}^[19].
• 16085 Laffan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07278951854939313'}^[20].
• 16085 Laffan's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.7'}^[21].
• 16085 Laffan's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.86'}^[22].
• 16085 Laffan's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.82292'}^[23].
• 16085 Laffan's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.821955514387061'}^[24].
• 16085 Laffan's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.49'}^[25].
• 16085 Laffan's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1641.981195981291'}^[26].
• 16085 Laffan's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+355.00731'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

16085 Laffan's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

16085 Laffan has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]