(674118) 2015 KH162

Summary

(674118) 2015 KH162 is a minor planet^[1]. (674118) 2015 KH162 ranks in the top 9% of minor_planet entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• (674118) 2015 KH162 is credited with the discovery of Scott S. Sheppard^[3].
• (674118) 2015 KH162 is credited with the discovery of David J. Tholen^[4].
• (674118) 2015 KH162 is credited with the discovery of Chadwick Trujillo^[5].
• (674118) 2015 KH162's instance of is recorded as minor planet^[6].
• (674118) 2015 KH162's instance of is recorded as detached object^[7].
• (674118) 2015 KH162's instance of is recorded as trans-Neptunian object^[8].
• (674118) 2015 KH162's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[9].
• (674118) 2015 KH162's minor planet group is recorded as trans-Neptunian object^[10].
• (674118) 2015 KH162's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• (674118) 2015 KH162's provisional designation is recorded as 2015 KH162^[12].
• (674118) 2015 KH162's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2015-05-18T00:00:00Z^[13].
• (674118) 2015 KH162's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20674118^[14].
• (674118) 2015 KH162's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3341758901473216'}^[15].
• (674118) 2015 KH162's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+21.4'}^[16].
• (674118) 2015 KH162's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+4.12'}^[17].
• (674118) 2015 KH162's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+28.89001430353567'}^[18].
• (674118) 2015 KH162's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+176522.576841593'}^[19].
• (674118) 2015 KH162's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+200.9796881524657'}^[20].
• (674118) 2015 KH162's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+61.58399915575115'}^[21].
• (674118) 2015 KH162's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+82.1638868924562'}^[22].
• (674118) 2015 KH162's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+41.0041114190461'}^[23].
• (674118) 2015 KH162's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+294.6732331551519'}^[24].
• (674118) 2015 KH162's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+71.15592920682387'}^[25].
• (674118) 2015 KH162's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11clwhfkzq^[26].
• (674118) 2015 KH162's albedo is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Scott S. Sheppard^[3], an astronomer^[28], b. 1977^[29], of United States^[30], specialised in astronomy^[31]; David J. Tholen^[4], an astronomer^[32], b. 1955^[33], of United States^[34], awarded the Harold C. Urey Prize^[35]; and Chadwick Trujillo^[5], an astronomer^[36], b. 1973^[37], of United States^[38], specialised in planetary science^[39].

Why It Matters

(674118) 2015 KH162 ranks in the top 9% of minor_planet entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).^[2] (674118) 2015 KH162 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40]