54863 Gasnault

Summary

54863 Gasnault is an asteroid^[1]. It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]

Key Facts

• 54863 Gasnault is credited with the discovery of Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking^[3].
• 54863 Gasnault's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 54863 Gasnault's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[5].
• 54863 Gasnault followed 54862 Sundaigakuen^[6].
• 54863 Gasnault was followed by (54864) 2001 OP28^[7].
• 54863 Gasnault's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 54863 Gasnault's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 54863 Gasnault's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 OG28^[10].
• 54863 Gasnault's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 XP52^[11].
• 54863 Gasnault's time of discovery or invention is recorded as July 18, 2001^[12].
• 54863 Gasnault's significant event is recorded as naming^[13].
• 54863 Gasnault's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}^[14].
• 54863 Gasnault's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09511417281932584'}^[15].
• 54863 Gasnault's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.3'}^[16].
• 54863 Gasnault's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.42'}^[17].
• 54863 Gasnault's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.2'}^[18].
• 54863 Gasnault's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.193043479813495'}^[19].
• 54863 Gasnault's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1498.679885847496'}^[20].
• 54863 Gasnault's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+72.4'}^[21].
• 54863 Gasnault's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+72.234602356'}^[22].
• 54863 Gasnault's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.562950988011651'}^[23].
• 54863 Gasnault's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.806723951212853'}^[24].
• 54863 Gasnault's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.319178024810449'}^[25].
• 54863 Gasnault's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+335.7'}^[26].
• 54863 Gasnault's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+335.0994257102808'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

54863 Gasnault's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

54863 Gasnault is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]