16142 Leung

Summary

16142 Leung is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 16142 Leung is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research^[3].
• 16142 Leung's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 16142 Leung's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site^[5].
• 16142 Leung's follows is recorded as (16141) 1999 XT127^[6].
• 16142 Leung's followed by is recorded as (16143) 1999 XK142^[7].
• 16142 Leung's minor planet group is recorded as Mars-crossing asteroid^[8].
• 16142 Leung's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 16142 Leung's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 UB3^[10].
• 16142 Leung's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 KB3^[11].
• 16142 Leung's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 XC135^[12].
• 16142 Leung's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-12-06T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 16142 Leung's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y73_5^[14].
• 16142 Leung's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20016142^[15].
• 16142 Leung's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 16142 Leung's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.30'}^[17].
• 16142 Leung's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3000595'}^[18].
• 16142 Leung's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2998260407659966'}^[19].
• 16142 Leung's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[20].
• 16142 Leung's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.35'}^[21].
• 16142 Leung's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.83695'}^[22].
• 16142 Leung's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.837063024962477'}^[23].
• 16142 Leung's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.36'}^[24].
• 16142 Leung's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1226.45380038338'}^[25].
• 16142 Leung's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+127.84470'}^[26].
• 16142 Leung's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+127.7766645754262'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

16142 Leung's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

16142 Leung has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]