164207 Cardea

Summary

164207 Cardea is a near-Earth asteroid^[1]. It draws 162 Wikipedia views per month (near_earth_asteroid category, ranking #7 of 31).^[2]

Key Facts

• 164207 Cardea is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research^[3].
• 164207 Cardea's instance of is recorded as near-Earth asteroid^[4].
• 164207 Cardea's instance of is recorded as potentially hazardous asteroid^[5].
• 164207 Cardea's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[6].
• 164207 Cardea's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site^[7].
• Cardea is named after 164207 Cardea^[8].
• 164207 Cardea followed (164206) 2004 FN18^[9].
• 164207 Cardea was followed by (164208) 2004 HB27^[10].
• 164207 Cardea's minor planet group is recorded as Apollo asteroid^[11].
• 164207 Cardea's Commons category is recorded as (164207) 2004 GU9^[12].
• 164207 Cardea's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 164207 Cardea's provisional designation is recorded as 2004 GU9^[14].
• 164207 Cardea's time of discovery or invention is recorded as April 13, 2004^[15].
• 164207 Cardea's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 164207 Cardea's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.136319'}^[17].
• 164207 Cardea's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1359381276260494'}^[18].
• 164207 Cardea's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+21.1'}^[19].
• 164207 Cardea's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+21.19'}^[20].
• 164207 Cardea's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.64998295291919'}^[21].
• 164207 Cardea's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.65286317346267'}^[22].
• 164207 Cardea's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+366.042'}^[23].
• 164207 Cardea's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+365.8717535093679'}^[24].
• 164207 Cardea's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+38.59610585521887'}^[25].
• 164207 Cardea's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+38.38661219889921'}^[26].
• 164207 Cardea's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+149812000'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include near-Earth asteroid^[4], potentially hazardous asteroid^[5], and near-Earth object^[6].

History and Context

Cardea is named after 164207 Cardea^[8].

Why It Matters

164207 Cardea draws 162 Wikipedia views per month (near_earth_asteroid category, ranking #7 of 31).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]