21673 Leatherman

Summary

21673 Leatherman is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 21673 Leatherman is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research^[3].
• 21673 Leatherman's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 21673 Leatherman's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site^[5].
• 21673 Leatherman's follows is recorded as 21672 Laichunju^[6].
• 21673 Leatherman's followed by is recorded as 21674 Renaldowebb^[7].
• 21673 Leatherman's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 21673 Leatherman's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 21673 Leatherman's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 VZ27^[10].
• 21673 Leatherman's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RL15^[11].
• 21673 Leatherman's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-09-07T00:00:00Z^[12].
• 21673 Leatherman's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y72lw^[13].
• 21673 Leatherman's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20021673^[14].
• 21673 Leatherman's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 21673 Leatherman's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08'}^[16].
• 21673 Leatherman's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0816404'}^[17].
• 21673 Leatherman's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08350399026934446'}^[18].
• 21673 Leatherman's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.0'}^[19].
• 21673 Leatherman's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.17'}^[20].
• 21673 Leatherman's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.86936'}^[21].
• 21673 Leatherman's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.870750199390863'}^[22].
• 21673 Leatherman's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.66'}^[23].
• 21673 Leatherman's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1337.358578860816'}^[24].
• 21673 Leatherman's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+137.34837'}^[25].
• 21673 Leatherman's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+137.3248849770458'}^[26].
• 21673 Leatherman's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3767081'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

21673 Leatherman's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

21673 Leatherman has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]