231307 Peterfalk

Summary

231307 Peterfalk is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 231307 Peterfalk is credited with the discovery of Jean-Claude Merlin^[3].
• 231307 Peterfalk's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 231307 Peterfalk's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nogales^[5].
• Peter Falk is named after 231307 Peterfalk^[6].
• 231307 Peterfalk's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[7].
• 231307 Peterfalk's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[8].
• 231307 Peterfalk's provisional designation is recorded as 2006 BD186^[9].
• 231307 Peterfalk's provisional designation is recorded as 2004 TE322^[10].
• 231307 Peterfalk's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 28, 2006^[11].
• 231307 Peterfalk's significant event is recorded as naming^[12].
• 231307 Peterfalk's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08'}^[13].
• 231307 Peterfalk's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08332670978993849'}^[14].
• 231307 Peterfalk's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.7'}^[15].
• 231307 Peterfalk's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.83'}^[16].
• 231307 Peterfalk's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.1'}^[17].
• 231307 Peterfalk's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.069545820205755'}^[18].
• 231307 Peterfalk's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1771.49084519453'}^[19].
• 231307 Peterfalk's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+311.1'}^[20].
• 231307 Peterfalk's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+310.4194147435358'}^[21].
• 231307 Peterfalk's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.865235501547119'}^[22].
• 231307 Peterfalk's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.103986148664365'}^[23].
• 231307 Peterfalk's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.626484854429874'}^[24].
• 231307 Peterfalk's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+66.8'}^[25].
• 231307 Peterfalk's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+67.25565479002526'}^[26].
• 231307 Peterfalk's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+97.8'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

231307 Peterfalk's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Peter Falk is named after 231307 Peterfalk^[6].

Why It Matters

231307 Peterfalk ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]