27899 Letterman

Summary

27899 Letterman is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 27899 Letterman is credited with the discovery of Dennis di Cicco^[3].
• 27899 Letterman's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 27899 Letterman's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Sudbury^[5].
• David Letterman is named after 27899 Letterman^[6].
• 27899 Letterman's follows is recorded as (27898) 1996 OS2^[7].
• 27899 Letterman's followed by is recorded as 27900 Cecconi^[8].
• 27899 Letterman's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 27899 Letterman's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 27899 Letterman's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 PY1^[11].
• 27899 Letterman's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 QF^[12].
• 27899 Letterman's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 KJ14^[13].
• 27899 Letterman's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-08-18T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 27899 Letterman's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ch4dkc^[15].
• 27899 Letterman's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20027899^[16].
• 27899 Letterman's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 27899 Letterman's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}^[18].
• 27899 Letterman's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0867427'}^[19].
• 27899 Letterman's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0839061271761058'}^[20].
• 27899 Letterman's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}^[21].
• 27899 Letterman's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.64'}^[22].
• 27899 Letterman's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.60462'}^[23].
• 27899 Letterman's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.602741196590477'}^[24].
• 27899 Letterman's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.98'}^[25].
• 27899 Letterman's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1820.85749612141'}^[26].
• 27899 Letterman's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+50.35558'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

27899 Letterman's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

David Letterman is named after 27899 Letterman^[6].

Why It Matters

27899 Letterman has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]