18287 Verkin

Summary

18287 Verkin is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 18287 Verkin is credited with the discovery of Lyudmila Chernykh^[3].
• 18287 Verkin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 18287 Verkin's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Crimean Astrophysical Observatory^[5].
• Boris Ieremievitch Verkin is named after 18287 Verkin^[6].
• 18287 Verkin's follows is recorded as 18286 Kneipp^[7].
• 18287 Verkin's followed by is recorded as 18288 Nozdrachev^[8].
• 18287 Verkin's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 18287 Verkin's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 18287 Verkin's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 TU3^[11].
• 18287 Verkin's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 VK10^[12].
• 18287 Verkin's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 VY^[13].
• 18287 Verkin's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 KY38^[14].
• 18287 Verkin's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1975-10-03T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 18287 Verkin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cc8w8z^[16].
• 18287 Verkin's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20018287^[17].
• 18287 Verkin's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 18287 Verkin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05'}^[19].
• 18287 Verkin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0500311'}^[20].
• 18287 Verkin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05010241183125302'}^[21].
• 18287 Verkin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}^[22].
• 18287 Verkin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.61'}^[23].
• 18287 Verkin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.81169'}^[24].
• 18287 Verkin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.806863276992502'}^[25].
• 18287 Verkin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.42'}^[26].
• 18287 Verkin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1249.319112334276'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

18287 Verkin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Boris Ieremievitch Verkin is named after 18287 Verkin^[6].

Why It Matters

18287 Verkin has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]