22487 Megphillips

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22487 Megphillips

Summary

22487 Megphillips is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 22487 Megphillips is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[3].
  • 22487 Megphillips's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 22487 Megphillips's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[5].
  • 22487 Megphillips's follows is recorded as (22486) 1997 GZ22[6].
  • 22487 Megphillips's followed by is recorded as 22488 Martyschwartz[7].
  • 22487 Megphillips's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • 22487 Megphillips's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • 22487 Megphillips's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 GP23[10].
  • 22487 Megphillips's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 RQ62[11].
  • 22487 Megphillips's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-04-06T00:00:00Z[12].
  • 22487 Megphillips's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20022487[13].
  • 22487 Megphillips's significant event is recorded as naming[14].
  • 22487 Megphillips's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.15'}[15].
  • 22487 Megphillips's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1457649'}[16].
  • 22487 Megphillips's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1461116652438053'}[17].
  • 22487 Megphillips's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}[18].
  • 22487 Megphillips's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.6'}[19].
  • 22487 Megphillips's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.23732'}[20].
  • 22487 Megphillips's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.239023359493042'}[21].
  • 22487 Megphillips's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.61'}[22].
  • 22487 Megphillips's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1681.976999024947'}[23].
  • 22487 Megphillips's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+16.96590'}[24].
  • 22487 Megphillips's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+16.88922659069422'}[25].
  • 22487 Megphillips's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.7681191'}[26].
  • 22487 Megphillips's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.767883141171777'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

22487 Megphillips's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

22487 Megphillips has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Argument of periapsis {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+280.16127'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+279.3569438034934'}
    Periapsis {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3646245'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.363463126214914'}
    Site of astronomical discovery Experimental Test Site
    Instance of asteroid
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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