24654 Fossett

Summary

24654 Fossett is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 24654 Fossett is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 24654 Fossett is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 24654 Fossett's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 24654 Fossett's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• Steve Fossett is named after 24654 Fossett^[7].
• 24654 Fossett's follows is recorded as (24653) 1986 RS5^[8].
• 24654 Fossett's followed by is recorded as (24655) 1987 QH^[9].
• 24654 Fossett's minor planet group is recorded as Mars-crossing asteroid^[10].
• 24654 Fossett's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 24654 Fossett's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 KL^[12].
• 24654 Fossett's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 CL40^[13].
• 24654 Fossett's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1987-05-29T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 24654 Fossett's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y27t7^[15].
• 24654 Fossett's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20024654^[16].
• 24654 Fossett's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 24654 Fossett's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.16'}^[18].
• 24654 Fossett's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1643755'}^[19].
• 24654 Fossett's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1643128443964921'}^[20].
• 24654 Fossett's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.5'}^[21].
• 24654 Fossett's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.51'}^[22].
• 24654 Fossett's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+27.34633'}^[23].
• 24654 Fossett's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+27.34403726992838'}^[24].
• 24654 Fossett's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+2.61'}^[25].
• 24654 Fossett's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+952.4094987898898'}^[26].
• 24654 Fossett's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+6.003'}^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3], an astronomer^[28], 1929–2021^[29], of United States^[30], awarded the NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal^[31], specialised in astronomy^[32] and Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4], an astronomer^[33], 1928–1997^[34], of United States^[35], awarded the Arthur L. Day Medal^[36], specialised in geology^[37].

Why It Matters

24654 Fossett has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]