16953 Besicovitch

Summary

16953 Besicovitch is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 16953 Besicovitch is credited with the discovery of Paul G. Comba^[3].
• 16953 Besicovitch's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 16953 Besicovitch's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Prescott Observatory^[5].
• Abram Besicovitch is named after 16953 Besicovitch^[6].
• 16953 Besicovitch followed 16952 Peteschultz^[7].
• 16953 Besicovitch was followed by 16954 Annikamorgan^[8].
• 16953 Besicovitch's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 16953 Besicovitch's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 16953 Besicovitch's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 SD15^[11].
• 16953 Besicovitch's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 KE5^[12].
• 16953 Besicovitch's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-05-27T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 16953 Besicovitch's significant event is recorded as naming^[14].
• 16953 Besicovitch's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.21'}^[15].
• 16953 Besicovitch's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2109001'}^[16].
• 16953 Besicovitch's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2077473660886285'}^[17].
• 16953 Besicovitch's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.9'}^[18].
• 16953 Besicovitch's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.0'}^[19].
• 16953 Besicovitch's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+14.75991'}^[20].
• 16953 Besicovitch's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+14.75634305174391'}^[21].
• 16953 Besicovitch's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.57'}^[22].
• 16953 Besicovitch's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2040.649775477577'}^[23].
• 16953 Besicovitch's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+176.03600'}^[24].
• 16953 Besicovitch's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+175.886844424088'}^[25].
• 16953 Besicovitch's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.1422306'}^[26].
• 16953 Besicovitch's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.148570092792638'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

16953 Besicovitch's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Abram Besicovitch is named after 16953 Besicovitch^[6].

Why It Matters

16953 Besicovitch has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]