28601 Benton

Summary

28601 Benton is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 28601 Benton is credited with the discovery of Catalina Sky Survey^[3].
• 28601 Benton's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 28601 Benton's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Catalina Station^[5].
• 28601 Benton's follows is recorded as 28600 Georgelucas^[6].
• 28601 Benton's followed by is recorded as 28602 Westfall^[7].
• 28601 Benton's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 28601 Benton's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 28601 Benton's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 WD6^[10].
• 28601 Benton's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 EK147^[11].
• 28601 Benton's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2000-03-04T00:00:00Z^[12].
• 28601 Benton's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20028601^[13].
• 28601 Benton's significant event is recorded as naming^[14].
• 28601 Benton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}^[15].
• 28601 Benton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1423315'}^[16].
• 28601 Benton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1416288848448125'}^[17].
• 28601 Benton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.3'}^[18].
• 28601 Benton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.42'}^[19].
• 28601 Benton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.71554'}^[20].
• 28601 Benton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.71434287745341'}^[21].
• 28601 Benton's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.32'}^[22].
• 28601 Benton's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1214.589780846093'}^[23].
• 28601 Benton's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+215.79915'}^[24].
• 28601 Benton's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+215.6938061443707'}^[25].
• 28601 Benton's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2266535'}^[26].
• 28601 Benton's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.227857783413867'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

28601 Benton's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

28601 Benton has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]