16230 Benson

Summary

16230 Benson is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 16230 Benson is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research^[3].
• 16230 Benson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 16230 Benson's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site^[5].
• 16230 Benson's follows is recorded as 16229 Kavyakoneru^[6].
• 16230 Benson's followed by is recorded as 16231 Jessberger^[7].
• 16230 Benson's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 16230 Benson's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 16230 Benson's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 NC^[10].
• 16230 Benson's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 XS43^[11].
• 16230 Benson's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 EA95^[12].
• 16230 Benson's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2000-03-09T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 16230 Benson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0z8f^[14].
• 16230 Benson's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20016230^[15].
• 16230 Benson's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 16230 Benson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08'}^[17].
• 16230 Benson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0772167'}^[18].
• 16230 Benson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07926429936302304'}^[19].
• 16230 Benson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.0'}^[20].
• 16230 Benson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.21'}^[21].
• 16230 Benson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.00262'}^[22].
• 16230 Benson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.010679503632435'}^[23].
• 16230 Benson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.25'}^[24].
• 16230 Benson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1551.2616555212'}^[25].
• 16230 Benson's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+291.38108'}^[26].
• 16230 Benson's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+291.2604055194171'}^[27].

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Designation and Status

16230 Benson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

16230 Benson has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]