16260 Sputnik

Summary

16260 Sputnik is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 16260 Sputnik is credited with the discovery of John Broughton^[3].
• 16260 Sputnik's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 16260 Sputnik's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Reedy Creek Observatory^[5].
• Sputnik programme is named after 16260 Sputnik^[6].
• 16260 Sputnik's follows is recorded as 16259 Housinger^[7].
• 16260 Sputnik's followed by is recorded as 16261 Iidemachi^[8].
• 16260 Sputnik's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 16260 Sputnik's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 16260 Sputnik's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 VU5^[11].
• 16260 Sputnik's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 FH22^[12].
• 16260 Sputnik's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 JO15^[13].
• 16260 Sputnik's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2000-05-09T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 16260 Sputnik's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygrvb^[15].
• 16260 Sputnik's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20016260^[16].
• 16260 Sputnik's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 16260 Sputnik's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.19'}^[18].
• 16260 Sputnik's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1910294'}^[19].
• 16260 Sputnik's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1907881393273705'}^[20].
• 16260 Sputnik's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.8'}^[21].
• 16260 Sputnik's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.89'}^[22].
• 16260 Sputnik's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.67952'}^[23].
• 16260 Sputnik's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.686492029298521'}^[24].
• 16260 Sputnik's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.72'}^[25].
• 16260 Sputnik's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1359.033429847354'}^[26].
• 16260 Sputnik's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+284.75114'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

16260 Sputnik's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Sputnik programme is named after 16260 Sputnik^[6].

Why It Matters

16260 Sputnik has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]