21745 Shadfan

Summary

21745 Shadfan is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 21745 Shadfan is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research^[3].
• 21745 Shadfan's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 21745 Shadfan's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site^[5].
• 21745 Shadfan's follows is recorded as 21744 Meliselinger^[6].
• 21745 Shadfan's followed by is recorded as 21746 Carrieshaw^[7].
• 21745 Shadfan's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 21745 Shadfan's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 21745 Shadfan's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 AN3^[10].
• 21745 Shadfan's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 EF36^[11].
• 21745 Shadfan's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RX168^[12].
• 21745 Shadfan's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-09-09T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 21745 Shadfan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygdsb^[14].
• 21745 Shadfan's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20021745^[15].
• 21745 Shadfan's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 21745 Shadfan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07'}^[17].
• 21745 Shadfan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0660643'}^[18].
• 21745 Shadfan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06837084906173901'}^[19].
• 21745 Shadfan's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.7'}^[20].
• 21745 Shadfan's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.91'}^[21].
• 21745 Shadfan's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.42288'}^[22].
• 21745 Shadfan's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.427223335309291'}^[23].
• 21745 Shadfan's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.22'}^[24].
• 21745 Shadfan's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1540.643396919657'}^[25].
• 21745 Shadfan's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+2.77'}^[26].
• 21745 Shadfan's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+334.87738'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

21745 Shadfan's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

21745 Shadfan has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]