18024 Dobson

Summary

18024 Dobson is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 18024 Dobson is credited with the discovery of James M. Roe^[3].
• 18024 Dobson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 18024 Dobson's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Oaxaca Observatory^[5].
• John Dobson is named after 18024 Dobson^[6].
• 18024 Dobson followed (18023) 1999 JQ129^[7].
• 18024 Dobson was followed by (18025) 1999 KF5^[8].
• 18024 Dobson's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 18024 Dobson's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 18024 Dobson's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 UD27^[11].
• 18024 Dobson's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 KK4^[12].
• 18024 Dobson's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-05-20T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 18024 Dobson's significant event is recorded as naming^[14].
• 18024 Dobson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07'}^[15].
• 18024 Dobson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0670766'}^[16].
• 18024 Dobson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.06143497116646151'}^[17].
• 18024 Dobson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.9'}^[18].
• 18024 Dobson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.05'}^[19].
• 18024 Dobson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.55150'}^[20].
• 18024 Dobson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.533616311200868'}^[21].
• 18024 Dobson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.68'}^[22].
• 18024 Dobson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2084.373363784455'}^[23].
• 18024 Dobson's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+182.56840'}^[24].
• 18024 Dobson's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+182.1833977743928'}^[25].
• 18024 Dobson's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.1849553'}^[26].
• 18024 Dobson's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.193385815341289'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

18024 Dobson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

John Dobson is named after 18024 Dobson^[6].

Why It Matters

18024 Dobson has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]