60972 Matenko

Summary

60972 Matenko is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 60972 Matenko is credited with the discovery of Adrián Galád^[3].
• 60972 Matenko is credited with the discovery of Peter Kolény^[4].
• 60972 Matenko's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 60972 Matenko's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Modra Observatory^[6].
• Alexander Pravda is named after 60972 Matenko^[7].
• 60972 Matenko's follows is recorded as (60971) 2000 JM85^[8].
• 60972 Matenko's followed by is recorded as (60973) 2000 KC2^[9].
• 60972 Matenko's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 60972 Matenko's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 60972 Matenko's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 KN^[12].
• 60972 Matenko's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 TS67^[13].
• 60972 Matenko's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2000-05-23T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 60972 Matenko's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cm7_3c^[15].
• 60972 Matenko's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20060972^[16].
• 60972 Matenko's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 60972 Matenko's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}^[18].
• 60972 Matenko's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1660723788999222'}^[19].
• 60972 Matenko's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.8'}^[20].
• 60972 Matenko's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.91'}^[21].
• 60972 Matenko's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.8'}^[22].
• 60972 Matenko's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.80125539979768'}^[23].
• 60972 Matenko's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1608.77656014497'}^[24].
• 60972 Matenko's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+221.6'}^[25].
• 60972 Matenko's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+221.5069541655444'}^[26].
• 60972 Matenko's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.686982690551382'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

60972 Matenko's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Alexander Pravda is named after 60972 Matenko^[7].

Why It Matters

60972 Matenko ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]