16358 Plesetsk

Summary

16358 Plesetsk is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 16358 Plesetsk is credited with the discovery of Nikolai Chernykh^[3].
• 16358 Plesetsk's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 16358 Plesetsk's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Crimean Astrophysical Observatory^[5].
• Plesetsk Cosmodrome is named after 16358 Plesetsk^[6].
• 16358 Plesetsk's follows is recorded as 16357 Risanpei^[7].
• 16358 Plesetsk's followed by is recorded as (16359) 1978 VO4^[8].
• 16358 Plesetsk's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 16358 Plesetsk's Commons category is recorded as 16358 Plesetsk^[10].
• 16358 Plesetsk's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 16358 Plesetsk's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 YN7^[12].
• 16358 Plesetsk's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 AU^[13].
• 16358 Plesetsk's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 MB12^[14].
• 16358 Plesetsk's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 XZ79^[15].
• 16358 Plesetsk's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1976-12-20T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 16358 Plesetsk's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y8082^[17].
• 16358 Plesetsk's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20016358^[18].
• 16358 Plesetsk's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 16358 Plesetsk's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.19'}^[20].
• 16358 Plesetsk's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1879951'}^[21].
• 16358 Plesetsk's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1869226399309005'}^[22].
• 16358 Plesetsk's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.8'}^[23].
• 16358 Plesetsk's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.94'}^[24].
• 16358 Plesetsk's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.53299'}^[25].
• 16358 Plesetsk's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.54884996777042'}^[26].
• 16358 Plesetsk's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.43'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

16358 Plesetsk's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Plesetsk Cosmodrome is named after 16358 Plesetsk^[6].

Why It Matters

16358 Plesetsk ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]