16242 Licato

Summary

16242 Licato is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 16242 Licato is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research^[3].
• 16242 Licato's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 16242 Licato's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site^[5].
• 16242 Licato's follows is recorded as 16241 Dvorsky^[6].
• 16242 Licato's followed by is recorded as 16243 Rosenbauer^[7].
• 16242 Licato's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 16242 Licato's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 16242 Licato's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 UD2^[10].
• 16242 Licato's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 JL1^[11].
• 16242 Licato's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 KT^[12].
• 16242 Licato's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 XJ88^[13].
• 16242 Licato's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 GT126^[14].
• 16242 Licato's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2000-04-07T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 16242 Licato's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20016242^[16].
• 16242 Licato's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 16242 Licato's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}^[18].
• 16242 Licato's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1264031'}^[19].
• 16242 Licato's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1270541769806901'}^[20].
• 16242 Licato's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.0'}^[21].
• 16242 Licato's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.09'}^[22].
• 16242 Licato's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.31561'}^[23].
• 16242 Licato's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.30905914247822'}^[24].
• 16242 Licato's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.82'}^[25].
• 16242 Licato's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1393.780253120392'}^[26].
• 16242 Licato's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+9.05'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

16242 Licato's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

16242 Licato has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]