23032 Fossey

Summary

23032 Fossey is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 23032 Fossey is credited with the discovery of John Broughton^[3].
• 23032 Fossey's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 23032 Fossey's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Reedy Creek Observatory^[5].
• Dian Fossey is named after 23032 Fossey^[6].
• 23032 Fossey followed (23031) 1999 XX7^[7].
• 23032 Fossey was followed by (23033) 1999 XU10^[8].
• 23032 Fossey's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 23032 Fossey's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 23032 Fossey's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 XB8^[11].
• 23032 Fossey's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-12-03T00:00:00Z^[12].
• 23032 Fossey's significant event is recorded as naming^[13].
• 23032 Fossey's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07'}^[14].
• 23032 Fossey's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0726590'}^[15].
• 23032 Fossey's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.06999143470573028'}^[16].
• 23032 Fossey's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.6'}^[17].
• 23032 Fossey's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.77'}^[18].
• 23032 Fossey's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.18103'}^[19].
• 23032 Fossey's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.174726949196438'}^[20].
• 23032 Fossey's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.57'}^[21].
• 23032 Fossey's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1669.565994131535'}^[22].
• 23032 Fossey's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+103.47303'}^[23].
• 23032 Fossey's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+103.3987400154794'}^[24].
• 23032 Fossey's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.7533444'}^[25].
• 23032 Fossey's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.754250534290445'}^[26].
• 23032 Fossey's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.953'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

23032 Fossey's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Dian Fossey is named after 23032 Fossey^[6].

Why It Matters

23032 Fossey has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]