30786 Karkoschka

Summary

30786 Karkoschka is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 30786 Karkoschka is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 30786 Karkoschka is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 30786 Karkoschka's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 30786 Karkoschka's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• Erich Karkoschka is named after 30786 Karkoschka^[7].
• 30786 Karkoschka's follows is recorded as 30785 Greeley^[8].
• 30786 Karkoschka's followed by is recorded as (30787) 1988 RC^[9].
• 30786 Karkoschka's minor planet group is recorded as Mars-crossing asteroid^[10].
• 30786 Karkoschka's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 30786 Karkoschka's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 QC^[12].
• 30786 Karkoschka's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1988-08-18T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 30786 Karkoschka's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y5fr_^[14].
• 30786 Karkoschka's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20030786^[15].
• 30786 Karkoschka's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 30786 Karkoschka's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.44'}^[17].
• 30786 Karkoschka's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.4455001'}^[18].
• 30786 Karkoschka's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.44581584281339'}^[19].
• 30786 Karkoschka's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.1'}^[20].
• 30786 Karkoschka's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.25'}^[21].
• 30786 Karkoschka's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.28304'}^[22].
• 30786 Karkoschka's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.283017208901475'}^[23].
• 30786 Karkoschka's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.29'}^[24].
• 30786 Karkoschka's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1564.41813736124'}^[25].
• 30786 Karkoschka's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+151.33586'}^[26].
• 30786 Karkoschka's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+151.3223043814014'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

30786 Karkoschka's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Erich Karkoschka is named after 30786 Karkoschka^[7].

Why It Matters

30786 Karkoschka ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]