16405 Testudo

Summary

16405 Testudo is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 16405 Testudo is credited with the discovery of Henri Debehogne^[3].
• 16405 Testudo's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 16405 Testudo's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[5].
• 16405 Testudo's follows is recorded as (16404) 1985 CM1^[6].
• 16405 Testudo's followed by is recorded as 16406 Oszkiewicz^[7].
• 16405 Testudo's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 16405 Testudo's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 16405 Testudo's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 EG8^[10].
• 16405 Testudo's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 DA2^[11].
• 16405 Testudo's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 DW^[12].
• 16405 Testudo's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1985-02-20T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 16405 Testudo's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h1dk5c^[14].
• 16405 Testudo's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20016405^[15].
• 16405 Testudo's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 16405 Testudo's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.24'}^[17].
• 16405 Testudo's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2361960'}^[18].
• 16405 Testudo's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2373301418771121'}^[19].
• 16405 Testudo's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.7'}^[20].
• 16405 Testudo's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.93'}^[21].
• 16405 Testudo's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.59489'}^[22].
• 16405 Testudo's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.592781677903986'}^[23].
• 16405 Testudo's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.52'}^[24].
• 16405 Testudo's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1286.119625205203'}^[25].
• 16405 Testudo's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+302.63494'}^[26].
• 16405 Testudo's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+302.5719365281524'}^[27].

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Designation and Status

16405 Testudo's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

16405 Testudo has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]