20887 Ngwaikin

Summary

20887 Ngwaikin is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 20887 Ngwaikin is credited with the discovery of William Kwong Yu Yeung^[3].
• 20887 Ngwaikin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 20887 Ngwaikin's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Desert Beaver Observatory^[5].
• 20887 Ngwaikin's follows is recorded as (20886) 2000 WE2^[6].
• 20887 Ngwaikin's followed by is recorded as 20888 Siyueguo^[7].
• 20887 Ngwaikin's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 20887 Ngwaikin's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 20887 Ngwaikin's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 DW7^[10].
• 20887 Ngwaikin's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 LV23^[11].
• 20887 Ngwaikin's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 WP2^[12].
• 20887 Ngwaikin's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2000-11-18T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 20887 Ngwaikin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7nbz^[14].
• 20887 Ngwaikin's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20020887^[15].
• 20887 Ngwaikin's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 20887 Ngwaikin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}^[17].
• 20887 Ngwaikin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1629682'}^[18].
• 20887 Ngwaikin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1633519534402608'}^[19].
• 20887 Ngwaikin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.8'}^[20].
• 20887 Ngwaikin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.03'}^[21].
• 20887 Ngwaikin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.19748'}^[22].
• 20887 Ngwaikin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.198294403923113'}^[23].
• 20887 Ngwaikin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.36'}^[24].
• 20887 Ngwaikin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1225.778992769425'}^[25].
• 20887 Ngwaikin's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+5.723'}^[26].
• 20887 Ngwaikin's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+94.50649'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

20887 Ngwaikin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

20887 Ngwaikin has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]