28151 Markknopfler

Summary

28151 Markknopfler is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 28151 Markknopfler is credited with the discovery of OCA-DLR Asteroid Survey^[3].
• 28151 Markknopfler's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 28151 Markknopfler's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Caussols^[5].
• Mark Knopfler is named after 28151 Markknopfler^[6].
• 28151 Markknopfler followed (28150) 1998 UC1^[7].
• 28151 Markknopfler was followed by (28152) 1998 UK8^[8].
• 28151 Markknopfler's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 28151 Markknopfler's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 28151 Markknopfler's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 UG6^[11].
• 28151 Markknopfler's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 AL232^[12].
• 28151 Markknopfler's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 22, 1998^[13].
• 28151 Markknopfler's significant event is recorded as naming^[14].
• 28151 Markknopfler's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}^[15].
• 28151 Markknopfler's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1612060'}^[16].
• 28151 Markknopfler's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1619924616353433'}^[17].
• 28151 Markknopfler's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.3'}^[18].
• 28151 Markknopfler's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.46'}^[19].
• 28151 Markknopfler's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.47328'}^[20].
• 28151 Markknopfler's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.48303466853492'}^[21].
• 28151 Markknopfler's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.19'}^[22].
• 28151 Markknopfler's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1528.904748684352'}^[23].
• 28151 Markknopfler's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+112.05133'}^[24].
• 28151 Markknopfler's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+111.8467151160463'}^[25].
• 28151 Markknopfler's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.5985025'}^[26].
• 28151 Markknopfler's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.597295332821659'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

28151 Markknopfler's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Mark Knopfler is named after 28151 Markknopfler^[6].

Why It Matters

28151 Markknopfler ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]