21073 Darksky

Summary

21073 Darksky is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 21073 Darksky is credited with the discovery of Robert H. McNaught^[3].
• 21073 Darksky's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 21073 Darksky's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory^[5].
• 21073 Darksky's follows is recorded as (21072) 1991 PU8^[6].
• 21073 Darksky's followed by is recorded as 21074 Rügen^[7].
• 21073 Darksky's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 21073 Darksky's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 21073 Darksky's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 RE^[10].
• 21073 Darksky's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 NM15^[11].
• 21073 Darksky's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-09-04T00:00:00Z^[12].
• 21073 Darksky's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cc6kr9^[13].
• 21073 Darksky's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20021073^[14].
• 21073 Darksky's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 21073 Darksky's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.23'}^[16].
• 21073 Darksky's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2256065'}^[17].
• 21073 Darksky's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2248984767869621'}^[18].
• 21073 Darksky's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.0'}^[19].
• 21073 Darksky's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.9'}^[20].
• 21073 Darksky's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.99'}^[21].
• 21073 Darksky's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.92321'}^[22].
• 21073 Darksky's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.924685001796864'}^[23].
• 21073 Darksky's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.14'}^[24].
• 21073 Darksky's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1515.244827285226'}^[25].
• 21073 Darksky's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+295.97733'}^[26].
• 21073 Darksky's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+295.8850026949079'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

21073 Darksky's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

21073 Darksky has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]