20392 Mikeshepard

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20392 Mikeshepard

Summary

20392 Mikeshepard is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 20392 Mikeshepard is credited with the discovery of Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search[3].
  • 20392 Mikeshepard's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 20392 Mikeshepard's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station[5].
  • 20392 Mikeshepard's follows is recorded as (20391) 1998 KT55[6].
  • 20392 Mikeshepard's followed by is recorded as 20393 Kevinlane[7].
  • 20392 Mikeshepard's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • 20392 Mikeshepard's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • 20392 Mikeshepard's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 FQ[10].
  • 20392 Mikeshepard's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 MA8[11].
  • 20392 Mikeshepard's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-06-19T00:00:00Z[12].
  • 20392 Mikeshepard's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/047g5_k[13].
  • 20392 Mikeshepard's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20020392[14].
  • 20392 Mikeshepard's significant event is recorded as naming[15].
  • 20392 Mikeshepard's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.10'}[16].
  • 20392 Mikeshepard's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0938125'}[17].
  • 20392 Mikeshepard's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09771820104077672'}[18].
  • 20392 Mikeshepard's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.3'}[19].
  • 20392 Mikeshepard's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}[20].
  • 20392 Mikeshepard's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.90591'}[21].
  • 20392 Mikeshepard's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.91573980778225'}[22].
  • 20392 Mikeshepard's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.93'}[23].
  • 20392 Mikeshepard's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1799.342709789031'}[24].
  • 20392 Mikeshepard's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+29.2'}[25].
  • 20392 Mikeshepard's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+252.87418'}[26].
  • 20392 Mikeshepard's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+252.7811142498153'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

20392 Mikeshepard's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

20392 Mikeshepard has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Site of astronomical discovery Anderson Mesa Station
    Semi-major axis of an orbit {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.8970474'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.895189363101327'}
    Instance of asteroid
    Significant event naming
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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