25517 Davidlau

Summary

25517 Davidlau is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 25517 Davidlau is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research^[3].
• 25517 Davidlau's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 25517 Davidlau's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site^[5].
• 25517 Davidlau's follows is recorded as 25516 Davidknight^[6].
• 25517 Davidlau's followed by is recorded as 25518 Paulcitrin^[7].
• 25517 Davidlau's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 25517 Davidlau's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 25517 Davidlau's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 VH2^[10].
• 25517 Davidlau's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 QE4^[11].
• 25517 Davidlau's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 RC3^[12].
• 25517 Davidlau's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 MF29^[13].
• 25517 Davidlau's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 XD101^[14].
• 25517 Davidlau's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-12-07T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 25517 Davidlau's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bh9m85^[16].
• 25517 Davidlau's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20025517^[17].
• 25517 Davidlau's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 25517 Davidlau's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}^[19].
• 25517 Davidlau's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1309005'}^[20].
• 25517 Davidlau's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1310560070303078'}^[21].
• 25517 Davidlau's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[22].
• 25517 Davidlau's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}^[23].
• 25517 Davidlau's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.63045'}^[24].
• 25517 Davidlau's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.631588363601959'}^[25].
• 25517 Davidlau's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.44'}^[26].
• 25517 Davidlau's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1255.537097368086'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

25517 Davidlau's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

25517 Davidlau ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]