51178 Geraintjones

Summary

51178 Geraintjones is an asteroid^[1]. It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]

Key Facts

• 51178 Geraintjones is credited with the discovery of Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search^[3].
• 51178 Geraintjones's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 51178 Geraintjones's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• Geraint H. Jones is named after 51178 Geraintjones^[6].
• 51178 Geraintjones followed (51177) 2000 HM70^[7].
• 51178 Geraintjones was followed by (51179) 2000 HM71^[8].
• 51178 Geraintjones's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[9].
• 51178 Geraintjones's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 51178 Geraintjones's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 HX70^[11].
• 51178 Geraintjones's time of discovery or invention is recorded as April 26, 2000^[12].
• 51178 Geraintjones's significant event is recorded as naming^[13].
• 51178 Geraintjones's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2346864160355401'}^[14].
• 51178 Geraintjones's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.69'}^[15].
• 51178 Geraintjones's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.05984449813055'}^[16].
• 51178 Geraintjones's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2876.858438585623'}^[17].
• 51178 Geraintjones's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+78.58730902377906'}^[18].
• 51178 Geraintjones's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.958646394186408'}^[19].
• 51178 Geraintjones's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+4.887686928790031'}^[20].
• 51178 Geraintjones's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.029605859582786'}^[21].
• 51178 Geraintjones's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+282.3913980665072'}^[22].
• 51178 Geraintjones's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+338.3565191205353'}^[23].
• 51178 Geraintjones's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+18.513'}^[24].
• 51178 Geraintjones's albedo is recorded as {'amount': '+0.057'}^[25].
• 51178 Geraintjones's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025^[26].
• 51178 Geraintjones's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2461173.4589739125'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

51178 Geraintjones's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Geraint H. Jones is named after 51178 Geraintjones^[6].

Why It Matters

51178 Geraintjones is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]