28602 Westfall

Summary

28602 Westfall is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 28602 Westfall is credited with the discovery of Catalina Sky Survey^[3].
• 28602 Westfall's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 28602 Westfall's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Catalina Station^[5].
• 28602 Westfall followed 28601 Benton^[6].
• 28602 Westfall was followed by 28603 Jenkins^[7].
• 28602 Westfall's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 28602 Westfall's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 28602 Westfall's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 UT9^[10].
• 28602 Westfall's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 EL147^[11].
• 28602 Westfall's time of discovery or invention is recorded as March 4, 2000^[12].
• 28602 Westfall's significant event is recorded as naming^[13].
• 28602 Westfall's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05'}^[14].
• 28602 Westfall's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0451279'}^[15].
• 28602 Westfall's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04773464397796291'}^[16].
• 28602 Westfall's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.9'}^[17].
• 28602 Westfall's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.12'}^[18].
• 28602 Westfall's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.95657'}^[19].
• 28602 Westfall's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.95318727303785'}^[20].
• 28602 Westfall's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.28'}^[21].
• 28602 Westfall's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1561.259741636907'}^[22].
• 28602 Westfall's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+340.74795'}^[23].
• 28602 Westfall's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+340.5075899286242'}^[24].
• 28602 Westfall's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6347449'}^[25].
• 28602 Westfall's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.633810286897639'}^[26].
• 28602 Westfall's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.754'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

28602 Westfall's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

28602 Westfall 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]