(20473) 1999 NS8

Summary

(20473) 1999 NS8 is an asteroid^[1]. (20473) 1999 NS8 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]

Key Facts

• (20473) 1999 NS8 is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research^[3].
• (20473) 1999 NS8's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• (20473) 1999 NS8's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site^[5].
• (20473) 1999 NS8's follows is recorded as 20472 Mollypettit^[6].
• (20473) 1999 NS8's followed by is recorded as 20474 Reasoner^[7].
• (20473) 1999 NS8's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• (20473) 1999 NS8's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• (20473) 1999 NS8's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 EK34^[10].
• (20473) 1999 NS8's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 HA124^[11].
• (20473) 1999 NS8's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 NS8^[12].
• (20473) 1999 NS8's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-07-13T00:00:00Z^[13].
• (20473) 1999 NS8's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20020473^[14].
• (20473) 1999 NS8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[15].
• (20473) 1999 NS8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1838231'}^[16].
• (20473) 1999 NS8's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1828440326197902'}^[17].
• (20473) 1999 NS8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.1'}^[18].
• (20473) 1999 NS8's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.22'}^[19].
• (20473) 1999 NS8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.52901'}^[20].
• (20473) 1999 NS8's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.54641200470442'}^[21].
• (20473) 1999 NS8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.15'}^[22].
• (20473) 1999 NS8's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1517.423620263889'}^[23].
• (20473) 1999 NS8's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+21.958'}^[24].
• (20473) 1999 NS8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+134.89010'}^[25].
• (20473) 1999 NS8's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+134.7163443947604'}^[26].
• (20473) 1999 NS8's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.5825858'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(20473) 1999 NS8's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

(20473) 1999 NS8 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]