7948 Whitaker

Summary

7948 Whitaker is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 7948 Whitaker is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch^[3].
• 7948 Whitaker's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 7948 Whitaker's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory^[5].
• Ewen Whitaker is named after 7948 Whitaker^[6].
• 7948 Whitaker's follows is recorded as Q1305016^[7].
• 7948 Whitaker's followed by is recorded as (7949) 1992 SU^[8].
• 7948 Whitaker's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 7948 Whitaker's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 7948 Whitaker's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 WU8^[11].
• 7948 Whitaker's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 HY^[12].
• 7948 Whitaker's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1992-04-24T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 7948 Whitaker's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ykz80^[14].
• 7948 Whitaker's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20007948^[15].
• 7948 Whitaker's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 7948 Whitaker's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05'}^[17].
• 7948 Whitaker's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0481938'}^[18].
• 7948 Whitaker's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04920523794427403'}^[19].
• 7948 Whitaker's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.7'}^[20].
• 7948 Whitaker's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.87'}^[21].
• 7948 Whitaker's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.53647'}^[22].
• 7948 Whitaker's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.5371187999565401'}^[23].
• 7948 Whitaker's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.82'}^[24].
• 7948 Whitaker's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1393.17600441348'}^[25].
• 7948 Whitaker's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+192.13605'}^[26].
• 7948 Whitaker's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+192.045267474195'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

7948 Whitaker's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Ewen Whitaker is named after 7948 Whitaker^[6].

Why It Matters

7948 Whitaker has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]