20481 Sharples

Summary

20481 Sharples is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 20481 Sharples is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research^[3].
• 20481 Sharples's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 20481 Sharples's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site^[5].
• 20481 Sharples's follows is recorded as 20480 Antonschraut^[6].
• 20481 Sharples's followed by is recorded as 20482 Dustinshea^[7].
• 20481 Sharples's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 20481 Sharples's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 20481 Sharples's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 UL7^[10].
• 20481 Sharples's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 GW11^[11].
• 20481 Sharples's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 NW37^[12].
• 20481 Sharples's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-07-14T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 20481 Sharples's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygfkl^[14].
• 20481 Sharples's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20020481^[15].
• 20481 Sharples's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 20481 Sharples's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.12'}^[17].
• 20481 Sharples's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1186781'}^[18].
• 20481 Sharples's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1189045979145389'}^[19].
• 20481 Sharples's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.7'}^[20].
• 20481 Sharples's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.88'}^[21].
• 20481 Sharples's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.92228'}^[22].
• 20481 Sharples's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.922067568853729'}^[23].
• 20481 Sharples's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.72'}^[24].
• 20481 Sharples's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1359.763118849773'}^[25].
• 20481 Sharples's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+76.73023'}^[26].
• 20481 Sharples's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+76.68555356203449'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

20481 Sharples's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

20481 Sharples has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]