34355 Mefford

Summary

34355 Mefford is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 34355 Mefford is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research^[3].
• 34355 Mefford's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 34355 Mefford's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site^[5].
• 34355 Mefford followed 34354 Johnmadland^[6].
• 34355 Mefford was followed by 34356 Gahamuriel^[7].
• 34355 Mefford's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 34355 Mefford's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 34355 Mefford's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 WA8^[10].
• 34355 Mefford's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 RB20^[11].
• 34355 Mefford's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 1, 2000^[12].
• 34355 Mefford's significant event is recorded as naming^[13].
• 34355 Mefford's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06'}^[14].
• 34355 Mefford's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0570517'}^[15].
• 34355 Mefford's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05763334204026432'}^[16].
• 34355 Mefford's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.0'}^[17].
• 34355 Mefford's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.14'}^[18].
• 34355 Mefford's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.00968'}^[19].
• 34355 Mefford's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.015493752799408'}^[20].
• 34355 Mefford's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.52'}^[21].
• 34355 Mefford's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1651.619160153891'}^[22].
• 34355 Mefford's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+267.12459'}^[23].
• 34355 Mefford's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+266.9801550491338'}^[24].
• 34355 Mefford's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.7353767'}^[25].
• 34355 Mefford's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.734477307681025'}^[26].
• 34355 Mefford's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.891'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

34355 Mefford's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

34355 Mefford has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]