21330 Alanwhitman

Summary

21330 Alanwhitman is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 21330 Alanwhitman is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch^[3].
• 21330 Alanwhitman's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 21330 Alanwhitman's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory^[5].
• 21330 Alanwhitman followed (21329) 1997 AP15^[6].
• 21330 Alanwhitman was followed by Q147705^[7].
• 21330 Alanwhitman's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 21330 Alanwhitman's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 21330 Alanwhitman's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 AT20^[10].
• 21330 Alanwhitman's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RF28^[11].
• 21330 Alanwhitman's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 11, 1997^[12].
• 21330 Alanwhitman's significant event is recorded as naming^[13].
• 21330 Alanwhitman's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.10'}^[14].
• 21330 Alanwhitman's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0974115'}^[15].
• 21330 Alanwhitman's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09601829526725479'}^[16].
• 21330 Alanwhitman's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}^[17].
• 21330 Alanwhitman's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}^[18].
• 21330 Alanwhitman's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.69'}^[19].
• 21330 Alanwhitman's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.31782'}^[20].
• 21330 Alanwhitman's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.321405011450051'}^[21].
• 21330 Alanwhitman's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.17'}^[22].
• 21330 Alanwhitman's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1526.251462671512'}^[23].
• 21330 Alanwhitman's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+295.46809'}^[24].
• 21330 Alanwhitman's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+295.363897756397'}^[25].
• 21330 Alanwhitman's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.5915982'}^[26].
• 21330 Alanwhitman's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.594289537483798'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

21330 Alanwhitman's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

21330 Alanwhitman ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]