25159 Michaelwest

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25159 Michaelwest

Summary

25159 Michaelwest is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 25159 Michaelwest is credited with the discovery of Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search[3].
  • 25159 Michaelwest's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 25159 Michaelwest's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station[5].
  • 25159 Michaelwest followed 25158 Berman[6].
  • 25159 Michaelwest was followed by 25160 Joellama[7].
  • 25159 Michaelwest's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • 25159 Michaelwest's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • 25159 Michaelwest's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 TL3[10].
  • 25159 Michaelwest's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 SN57[11].
  • 25159 Michaelwest's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 17, 1998[12].
  • 25159 Michaelwest's significant event is recorded as naming[13].
  • 25159 Michaelwest's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}[14].
  • 25159 Michaelwest's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1613840'}[15].
  • 25159 Michaelwest's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1587820413718502'}[16].
  • 25159 Michaelwest's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.6'}[17].
  • 25159 Michaelwest's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.75'}[18].
  • 25159 Michaelwest's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.18051'}[19].
  • 25159 Michaelwest's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.178326281363329'}[20].
  • 25159 Michaelwest's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.63'}[21].
  • 25159 Michaelwest's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1693.129180661115'}[22].
  • 25159 Michaelwest's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+56.22463'}[23].
  • 25159 Michaelwest's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+56.14705072317651'}[24].
  • 25159 Michaelwest's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.7769228'}[25].
  • 25159 Michaelwest's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.780104443666125'}[26].
  • 25159 Michaelwest's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.225'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

25159 Michaelwest's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

25159 Michaelwest has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 9 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] . JPL Small-Body 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] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows 25158 Berman
    Significant event naming
    Longitude of ascending node {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+56.22463'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+56.14705072317651'}
    Parent astronomical body Sun
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:25159 مائیکل ویسٹ]]"
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