30240 Morgensen

Summary

30240 Morgensen is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 30240 Morgensen is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research^[3].
• 30240 Morgensen's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 30240 Morgensen's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site^[5].
• 30240 Morgensen followed (30239) 2000 HZ4^[6].
• 30240 Morgensen was followed by 30241 Donnamower^[7].
• 30240 Morgensen's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 30240 Morgensen's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 30240 Morgensen's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 TO45^[10].
• 30240 Morgensen's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 HF8^[11].
• 30240 Morgensen's time of discovery or invention is recorded as April 27, 2000^[12].
• 30240 Morgensen's significant event is recorded as naming^[13].
• 30240 Morgensen's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07'}^[14].
• 30240 Morgensen's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0696948'}^[15].
• 30240 Morgensen's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06747578064633675'}^[16].
• 30240 Morgensen's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.0'}^[17].
• 30240 Morgensen's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.13'}^[18].
• 30240 Morgensen's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.12833'}^[19].
• 30240 Morgensen's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.130222312038225'}^[20].
• 30240 Morgensen's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.25'}^[21].
• 30240 Morgensen's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1551.399916473012'}^[22].
• 30240 Morgensen's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+84.49106'}^[23].
• 30240 Morgensen's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+84.40024881027442'}^[24].
• 30240 Morgensen's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6222561'}^[25].
• 30240 Morgensen's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.62270971264834'}^[26].
• 30240 Morgensen's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.805'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

30240 Morgensen's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

30240 Morgensen ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]