78453 Bullock

Summary

78453 Bullock is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 78453 Bullock is credited with the discovery of Fabrizio Bernardi^[3].
• 78453 Bullock's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• Sandra Bullock is named after 78453 Bullock^[5].
• 78453 Bullock followed Q15192023^[6].
• 78453 Bullock was followed by Q15192025^[7].
• 78453 Bullock's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[8].
• 78453 Bullock's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 78453 Bullock's provisional designation is recorded as 2002 RD26^[10].
• 78453 Bullock's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 YL20^[11].
• 78453 Bullock's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 3, 2002^[12].
• 78453 Bullock's significant event is recorded as naming^[13].
• 78453 Bullock's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}^[14].
• 78453 Bullock's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1329981598128955'}^[15].
• 78453 Bullock's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.6'}^[16].
• 78453 Bullock's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.66'}^[17].
• 78453 Bullock's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.0'}^[18].
• 78453 Bullock's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.961560730175836'}^[19].
• 78453 Bullock's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2101.369651870634'}^[20].
• 78453 Bullock's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+98.6'}^[21].
• 78453 Bullock's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+98.41029467232774'}^[22].
• 78453 Bullock's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.210721867913757'}^[23].
• 78453 Bullock's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.63774196801731'}^[24].
• 78453 Bullock's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.783701767810205'}^[25].
• 78453 Bullock's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+210.0'}^[26].
• 78453 Bullock's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+209.8994663612597'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

78453 Bullock's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Sandra Bullock is named after 78453 Bullock^[5].

Why It Matters

78453 Bullock ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]