25053 Matthewknight

Summary

25053 Matthewknight is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 25053 Matthewknight is credited with the discovery of Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search^[3].
• 25053 Matthewknight's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 25053 Matthewknight's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• 25053 Matthewknight followed 25052 Rudawska^[6].
• 25053 Matthewknight was followed by (25054) 1998 QN55^[7].
• 25053 Matthewknight's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 25053 Matthewknight's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 25053 Matthewknight's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 VJ9^[10].
• 25053 Matthewknight's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 QB55^[11].
• 25053 Matthewknight's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 RU66^[12].
• 25053 Matthewknight's time of discovery or invention is recorded as August 27, 1998^[13].
• 25053 Matthewknight's significant event is recorded as naming^[14].
• 25053 Matthewknight's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07'}^[15].
• 25053 Matthewknight's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0771261'}^[16].
• 25053 Matthewknight's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08035202189440631'}^[17].
• 25053 Matthewknight's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.7'}^[18].
• 25053 Matthewknight's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.87'}^[19].
• 25053 Matthewknight's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.94219'}^[20].
• 25053 Matthewknight's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.944239350580766'}^[21].
• 25053 Matthewknight's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.17'}^[22].
• 25053 Matthewknight's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1889.400896610374'}^[23].
• 25053 Matthewknight's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+54.7253'}^[24].
• 25053 Matthewknight's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+343.40495'}^[25].
• 25053 Matthewknight's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+343.2568891413113'}^[26].
• 25053 Matthewknight's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.9884313'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

25053 Matthewknight's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

25053 Matthewknight has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]