16626 Thumper

Summary

16626 Thumper is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 16626 Thumper is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch^[3].
• 16626 Thumper's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 16626 Thumper's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory^[5].
• Thumper is named after 16626 Thumper^[6].
• 16626 Thumper followed 16625 Kunitsugu^[7].
• 16626 Thumper was followed by (16627) 1993 JK^[8].
• 16626 Thumper's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 16626 Thumper's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 16626 Thumper's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 YJ^[11].
• 16626 Thumper's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 HJ3^[12].
• 16626 Thumper's time of discovery or invention is recorded as April 20, 1993^[13].
• 16626 Thumper's significant event is recorded as naming^[14].
• 16626 Thumper's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03'}^[15].
• 16626 Thumper's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0277890'}^[16].
• 16626 Thumper's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03157039134077534'}^[17].
• 16626 Thumper's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.7'}^[18].
• 16626 Thumper's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.9'}^[19].
• 16626 Thumper's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '+3.19990'}^[20].
• 16626 Thumper's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '+3.203297199610518'}^[21].
• 16626 Thumper's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'year', 'amount': '+4.94'}^[22].
• 16626 Thumper's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'day', 'amount': '+1801.755731282091'}^[23].
• 16626 Thumper's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'hour', 'amount': '+6.813'}^[24].
• 16626 Thumper's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '+104.45383'}^[25].
• 16626 Thumper's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '+104.3977624466671'}^[26].
• 16626 Thumper's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'astronomical unit', 'amount': '+2.9017133'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

16626 Thumper's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Thumper is named after 16626 Thumper^[6].

Why It Matters

16626 Thumper ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]