18839 Whiteley

Summary

18839 Whiteley is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 18839 Whiteley is credited with the discovery of John Broughton^[3].
• 18839 Whiteley's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 18839 Whiteley's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Reedy Creek Observatory^[5].
• Q176409 is named after 18839 Whiteley^[6].
• 18839 Whiteley's follows is recorded as 18838 Shannon^[7].
• 18839 Whiteley's followed by is recorded as 18840 Yoshioba^[8].
• 18839 Whiteley's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 18839 Whiteley's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 18839 Whiteley's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 HY105^[11].
• 18839 Whiteley's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 PG^[12].
• 18839 Whiteley's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-08-05T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 18839 Whiteley's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ykzbg^[14].
• 18839 Whiteley's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20018839^[15].
• 18839 Whiteley's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 18839 Whiteley's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08'}^[17].
• 18839 Whiteley's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0823658'}^[18].
• 18839 Whiteley's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07885009782311521'}^[19].
• 18839 Whiteley's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}^[20].
• 18839 Whiteley's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.45'}^[21].
• 18839 Whiteley's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.60233'}^[22].
• 18839 Whiteley's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.59178404736318'}^[23].
• 18839 Whiteley's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.14'}^[24].
• 18839 Whiteley's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1881.012342801942'}^[25].
• 18839 Whiteley's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+73.00683'}^[26].
• 18839 Whiteley's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+72.94413719739724'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

18839 Whiteley's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Q176409 is named after 18839 Whiteley^[6].

Why It Matters

18839 Whiteley has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]