20610 Franciswilliams

Summary

20610 Franciswilliams is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 20610 Franciswilliams is credited with the discovery of Catalina Sky Survey^[3].
• 20610 Franciswilliams's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 20610 Franciswilliams's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Catalina Station^[5].
• 20610 Franciswilliams followed (20609) 1999 RO225^[6].
• 20610 Franciswilliams was followed by (20611) 1999 RL235^[7].
• 20610 Franciswilliams's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 20610 Franciswilliams's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 20610 Franciswilliams's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 YP2^[10].
• 20610 Franciswilliams's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 LS2^[11].
• 20610 Franciswilliams's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RK235^[12].
• 20610 Franciswilliams's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 8, 1999^[13].
• 20610 Franciswilliams's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05'}^[14].
• 20610 Franciswilliams's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0547316'}^[15].
• 20610 Franciswilliams's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05733772098780007'}^[16].
• 20610 Franciswilliams's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.0'}^[17].
• 20610 Franciswilliams's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.08'}^[18].
• 20610 Franciswilliams's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.36083'}^[19].
• 20610 Franciswilliams's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.37349931812211'}^[20].
• 20610 Franciswilliams's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.35'}^[21].
• 20610 Franciswilliams's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1586.812462545532'}^[22].
• 20610 Franciswilliams's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+7.389'}^[23].
• 20610 Franciswilliams's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+139.70800'}^[24].
• 20610 Franciswilliams's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+139.6360972461642'}^[25].
• 20610 Franciswilliams's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6627298'}^[26].
• 20610 Franciswilliams's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.662470373459525'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

20610 Franciswilliams's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

20610 Franciswilliams ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]