21062 Iasky

Summary

21062 Iasky is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 21062 Iasky is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 21062 Iasky is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 21062 Iasky's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 21062 Iasky's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• 21062 Iasky's follows is recorded as (21061) 1991 JD^[7].
• 21062 Iasky's followed by is recorded as (21063) 1991 JC2^[8].
• 21062 Iasky's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 21062 Iasky's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 21062 Iasky's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 EO9^[11].
• 21062 Iasky's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 JW1^[12].
• 21062 Iasky's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 AE168^[13].
• 21062 Iasky's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-05-13T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 21062 Iasky's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y43cw^[15].
• 21062 Iasky's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20021062^[16].
• 21062 Iasky's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 21062 Iasky's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03'}^[18].
• 21062 Iasky's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0336837'}^[19].
• 21062 Iasky's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03435762293093098'}^[20].
• 21062 Iasky's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.3'}^[21].
• 21062 Iasky's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.4'}^[22].
• 21062 Iasky's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.49'}^[23].
• 21062 Iasky's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.57102'}^[24].
• 21062 Iasky's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.57354912890984'}^[25].
• 21062 Iasky's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.31'}^[26].
• 21062 Iasky's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1940.18434947797'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

21062 Iasky's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Why It Matters

21062 Iasky ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]