16253 Griffis

Summary

16253 Griffis is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 16253 Griffis is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research^[3].
• 16253 Griffis's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 16253 Griffis's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site^[5].
• 16253 Griffis's follows is recorded as 16252 Franfrost^[6].
• 16253 Griffis's followed by is recorded as 16254 Harper^[7].
• 16253 Griffis's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 16253 Griffis's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 16253 Griffis's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 GL2^[10].
• 16253 Griffis's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 WA5^[11].
• 16253 Griffis's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 CF75^[12].
• 16253 Griffis's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 HJ52^[13].
• 16253 Griffis's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2000-04-29T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 16253 Griffis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y2_nf^[15].
• 16253 Griffis's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20016253^[16].
• 16253 Griffis's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 16253 Griffis's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}^[18].
• 16253 Griffis's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1372239'}^[19].
• 16253 Griffis's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1370006129801602'}^[20].
• 16253 Griffis's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.1'}^[21].
• 16253 Griffis's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.19'}^[22].
• 16253 Griffis's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.34351'}^[23].
• 16253 Griffis's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.34037031232405'}^[24].
• 16253 Griffis's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.31'}^[25].
• 16253 Griffis's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1938.877205502228'}^[26].
• 16253 Griffis's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+223.96846'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

16253 Griffis's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

16253 Griffis ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]