7958 Leakey

Summary

7958 Leakey is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 7958 Leakey is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 7958 Leakey is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 7958 Leakey's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 7958 Leakey's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• Mary Leakey is named after 7958 Leakey^[7].
• Louis Leakey is named after 7958 Leakey^[8].
• Richard Leakey is named after 7958 Leakey^[9].
• 7958 Leakey's follows is recorded as 7957 Antonella^[10].
• 7958 Leakey's followed by is recorded as 7959 Alysecherri^[11].
• 7958 Leakey's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[12].
• 7958 Leakey's minor planet group is recorded as inner asteroid belt^[13].
• 7958 Leakey's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[14].
• 7958 Leakey's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 GT^[15].
• 7958 Leakey's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 LE3^[16].
• 7958 Leakey's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1994-06-05T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 7958 Leakey's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y72k4^[18].
• 7958 Leakey's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20007958^[19].
• 7958 Leakey's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 7958 Leakey's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08'}^[21].
• 7958 Leakey's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0769901'}^[22].
• 7958 Leakey's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0768043586643667'}^[23].
• 7958 Leakey's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[24].
• 7958 Leakey's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[25].
• 7958 Leakey's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.46'}^[26].
• 7958 Leakey's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+21.97212'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

7958 Leakey's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Things named after include Mary Leakey^[7], an anthropologist^[28], 1913–1996^[29], of United Kingdom^[30], awarded the Prestwich Medal^[31], specialised in anthropology^[32]; Louis Leakey^[8], an anthropologist^[33], 1903–1972^[34], of Kenya^[35], awarded the Vega Medal^[36], specialised in archaeology^[37]; and Richard Leakey^[9], a paleoanthropologist^[38], 1944–2022^[39], of Kenya^[40], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[41], specialised in paleoanthropology^[42].

Why It Matters

7958 Leakey has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]