22294 Simmons

Summary

22294 Simmons is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 22294 Simmons is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 22294 Simmons is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 22294 Simmons's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 22294 Simmons's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• 22294 Simmons's follows is recorded as (22293) 1989 SK4^[7].
• 22294 Simmons's followed by is recorded as (22295) 1989 SZ9^[8].
• 22294 Simmons's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 22294 Simmons's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 22294 Simmons's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 SC8^[11].
• 22294 Simmons's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 VM8^[12].
• 22294 Simmons's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-09-28T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 22294 Simmons's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygll3^[14].
• 22294 Simmons's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20022294^[15].
• 22294 Simmons's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 22294 Simmons's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.20'}^[17].
• 22294 Simmons's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2025486'}^[18].
• 22294 Simmons's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2023141697666577'}^[19].
• 22294 Simmons's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.0'}^[20].
• 22294 Simmons's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.12'}^[21].
• 22294 Simmons's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.80205'}^[22].
• 22294 Simmons's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.805526058514455'}^[23].
• 22294 Simmons's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.45'}^[24].
• 22294 Simmons's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1258.922726253707'}^[25].
• 22294 Simmons's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+295.20244'}^[26].
• 22294 Simmons's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+295.1204363125876'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

22294 Simmons's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Why It Matters

22294 Simmons ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]