73491 Robmatson

Summary

73491 Robmatson is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 73491 Robmatson is credited with the discovery of Sebastian F. Hönig^[3].
• 73491 Robmatson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 73491 Robmatson's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[5].
• Robert Matson is named after 73491 Robmatson^[6].
• 73491 Robmatson's follows is recorded as (73490) 2002 PR123^[7].
• 73491 Robmatson's followed by is recorded as (73492) 2002 QE28^[8].
• 73491 Robmatson's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 73491 Robmatson's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 73491 Robmatson's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 PO164^[11].
• 73491 Robmatson's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2002-08-08T00:00:00Z^[12].
• 73491 Robmatson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y85tt^[13].
• 73491 Robmatson's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20073491^[14].
• 73491 Robmatson's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 73491 Robmatson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}^[16].
• 73491 Robmatson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1298310236244635'}^[17].
• 73491 Robmatson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.8'}^[18].
• 73491 Robmatson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.95'}^[19].
• 73491 Robmatson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.9'}^[20].
• 73491 Robmatson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.87164434472218'}^[21].
• 73491 Robmatson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1585.265116098148'}^[22].
• 73491 Robmatson's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+327.2'}^[23].
• 73491 Robmatson's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+327.0796073535927'}^[24].
• 73491 Robmatson's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.660739257774758'}^[25].
• 73491 Robmatson's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.006185759209451'}^[26].
• 73491 Robmatson's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.315292756340066'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

73491 Robmatson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Robert Matson is named after 73491 Robmatson^[6].

Why It Matters

73491 Robmatson has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]