172996 Stooke

Summary

172996 Stooke is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 172996 Stooke is credited with the discovery of Paul A. Wiegert^[3].
• 172996 Stooke's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 172996 Stooke's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Mauna Kea Observatories^[5].
• Philip John Stooke is named after 172996 Stooke^[6].
• 172996 Stooke's follows is recorded as (172995) 2006 KN122^[7].
• 172996 Stooke's followed by is recorded as (172997) 2006 LO1^[8].
• 172996 Stooke's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 172996 Stooke's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 172996 Stooke's provisional designation is recorded as 2003 WU57^[11].
• 172996 Stooke's provisional designation is recorded as 2006 KL141^[12].
• 172996 Stooke's provisional designation is recorded as 2007 VY20^[13].
• 172996 Stooke's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2006-05-25T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 172996 Stooke's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04dzl3b^[15].
• 172996 Stooke's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20172996^[16].
• 172996 Stooke's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 172996 Stooke's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}^[18].
• 172996 Stooke's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09188774304936217'}^[19].
• 172996 Stooke's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.1'}^[20].
• 172996 Stooke's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.22'}^[21].
• 172996 Stooke's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.9'}^[22].
• 172996 Stooke's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.860881680509806'}^[23].
• 172996 Stooke's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1589.043774065854'}^[24].
• 172996 Stooke's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+49.3'}^[25].
• 172996 Stooke's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+49.23035215918927'}^[26].
• 172996 Stooke's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.664965694337394'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

172996 Stooke's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Philip John Stooke is named after 172996 Stooke^[6].

Why It Matters

172996 Stooke has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]