21782 Davemcdonald

Summary

21782 Davemcdonald is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 21782 Davemcdonald is credited with the discovery of Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search^[3].
• 21782 Davemcdonald's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 21782 Davemcdonald's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• David McDonald is named after 21782 Davemcdonald^[6].
• 21782 Davemcdonald's follows is recorded as (21781) 1999 RE239^[7].
• 21782 Davemcdonald's followed by is recorded as (21783) 1999 RR248^[8].
• 21782 Davemcdonald's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 21782 Davemcdonald's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 21782 Davemcdonald's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 DE37^[11].
• 21782 Davemcdonald's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RV239^[12].
• 21782 Davemcdonald's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-09-08T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 21782 Davemcdonald's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cc96ky^[14].
• 21782 Davemcdonald's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20021782^[15].
• 21782 Davemcdonald's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 21782 Davemcdonald's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.15'}^[17].
• 21782 Davemcdonald's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1485507'}^[18].
• 21782 Davemcdonald's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1475622453541763'}^[19].
• 21782 Davemcdonald's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.2'}^[20].
• 21782 Davemcdonald's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.3'}^[21].
• 21782 Davemcdonald's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.42'}^[22].
• 21782 Davemcdonald's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.33844'}^[23].
• 21782 Davemcdonald's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.339755288706352'}^[24].
• 21782 Davemcdonald's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.6'}^[25].
• 21782 Davemcdonald's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1317.245925011984'}^[26].
• 21782 Davemcdonald's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+2.8'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

21782 Davemcdonald's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

David McDonald is named after 21782 Davemcdonald^[6].

Why It Matters

21782 Davemcdonald has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]