16972 Neish

Summary

16972 Neish is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 16972 Neish is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research^[3].
• 16972 Neish's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 16972 Neish's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site^[5].
• 16972 Neish's follows is recorded as (16971) 1998 WJ3^[6].
• 16972 Neish's followed by is recorded as 16973 Gaspari^[7].
• 16972 Neish's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 16972 Neish's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 16972 Neish's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 XS2^[10].
• 16972 Neish's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 WK11^[11].
• 16972 Neish's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 XZ164^[12].
• 16972 Neish's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-11-21T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 16972 Neish's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20016972^[14].
• 16972 Neish's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 16972 Neish's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[16].
• 16972 Neish's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1827753'}^[17].
• 16972 Neish's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1849736064930893'}^[18].
• 16972 Neish's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.7'}^[19].
• 16972 Neish's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.8'}^[20].
• 16972 Neish's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.91'}^[21].
• 16972 Neish's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.76973'}^[22].
• 16972 Neish's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.775629992092972'}^[23].
• 16972 Neish's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.05'}^[24].
• 16972 Neish's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1477.174562493641'}^[25].
• 16972 Neish's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+76.6286'}^[26].
• 16972 Neish's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+83.51810'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

16972 Neish's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

16972 Neish has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]