18838 Shannon

Summary

18838 Shannon is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 18838 Shannon is credited with the discovery of Lenka Kotková^[3].
• 18838 Shannon is credited with the discovery of Peter Kušnirák^[4].
• 18838 Shannon's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 18838 Shannon's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Ondřejov Observatory^[6].
• Claude Shannon is named after 18838 Shannon^[7].
• 18838 Shannon's follows is recorded as (18837) 1999 NY62^[8].
• 18838 Shannon's followed by is recorded as 18839 Whiteley^[9].
• 18838 Shannon's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 18838 Shannon's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 18838 Shannon's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 EG19^[12].
• 18838 Shannon's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 OQ^[13].
• 18838 Shannon's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-07-18T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 18838 Shannon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygf7k^[15].
• 18838 Shannon's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20018838^[16].
• 18838 Shannon's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 18838 Shannon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08'}^[18].
• 18838 Shannon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0797968'}^[19].
• 18838 Shannon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08327151310750192'}^[20].
• 18838 Shannon's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[21].
• 18838 Shannon's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.46'}^[22].
• 18838 Shannon's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.29112'}^[23].
• 18838 Shannon's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.291199555746547'}^[24].
• 18838 Shannon's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.85'}^[25].
• 18838 Shannon's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1772.497220006561'}^[26].
• 18838 Shannon's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+216.44906'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

18838 Shannon's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Claude Shannon is named after 18838 Shannon^[7].

Why It Matters

18838 Shannon has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]