53237 Simonson

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53237 Simonson

Summary

53237 Simonson is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 53237 Simonson is credited with the discovery of Roy A. Tucker[3].
  • 53237 Simonson's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 53237 Simonson's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Goodricke-Pigott Observatory[5].
  • Walt Simonson is named after 53237 Simonson[6].
  • 53237 Simonson's follows is recorded as (53236) 1999 CC118[7].
  • 53237 Simonson's followed by is recorded as (53238) 1999 CM121[8].
  • 53237 Simonson's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • 53237 Simonson's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • 53237 Simonson's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 LM43[11].
  • 53237 Simonson's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 CU118[12].
  • 53237 Simonson's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-02-09T00:00:00Z[13].
  • 53237 Simonson's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20053237[14].
  • 53237 Simonson's significant event is recorded as naming[15].
  • 53237 Simonson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.25'}[16].
  • 53237 Simonson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2554131208855628'}[17].
  • 53237 Simonson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.8'}[18].
  • 53237 Simonson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.72'}[19].
  • 53237 Simonson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+15.9'}[20].
  • 53237 Simonson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+15.93666059755648'}[21].
  • 53237 Simonson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2017.633436159779'}[22].
  • 53237 Simonson's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+254.3'}[23].
  • 53237 Simonson's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+253.8565575654588'}[24].
  • 53237 Simonson's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.124850369190368'}[25].
  • 53237 Simonson's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.922978154285683'}[26].
  • 53237 Simonson's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.326722584095053'}[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

53237 Simonson is credited with the discovery of Roy A. Tucker[3].

Why It Matters

53237 Simonson has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). 53237 Simonson. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/53237-simonson
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