78393 Dillon

Summary

78393 Dillon is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 78393 Dillon is credited with the discovery of Andrew Lowe^[3].
• 78393 Dillon's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 78393 Dillon's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[5].
• William G. Dillon is named after 78393 Dillon^[6].
• 78393 Dillon's follows is recorded as 78392 Dellinger^[7].
• 78393 Dillon's followed by is recorded as 78394 Garossino^[8].
• 78393 Dillon's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 78393 Dillon's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 78393 Dillon's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 PW165^[11].
• 78393 Dillon's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2002-08-08T00:00:00Z^[12].
• 78393 Dillon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y1fq4^[13].
• 78393 Dillon's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20078393^[14].
• 78393 Dillon's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 78393 Dillon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[16].
• 78393 Dillon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1096064040448733'}^[17].
• 78393 Dillon's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.8'}^[18].
• 78393 Dillon's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.86'}^[19].
• 78393 Dillon's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.2'}^[20].
• 78393 Dillon's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.184053235555352'}^[21].
• 78393 Dillon's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1565.228007081711'}^[22].
• 78393 Dillon's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.91165513278838'}^[23].
• 78393 Dillon's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.638271315196604'}^[24].
• 78393 Dillon's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.927442746950042'}^[25].
• 78393 Dillon's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.349099883443166'}^[26].
• 78393 Dillon's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+297.4'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

78393 Dillon's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

William G. Dillon is named after 78393 Dillon^[6].

Why It Matters

78393 Dillon has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]