8024 Robertwhite

Summary

8024 Robertwhite is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 8024 Robertwhite is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin^[3].
• 8024 Robertwhite's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 8024 Robertwhite's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[5].
• Robert Michael White is named after 8024 Robertwhite^[6].
• 8024 Robertwhite's follows is recorded as Q3599906^[7].
• 8024 Robertwhite's followed by is recorded as 8025 Forrestpeterson^[8].
• 8024 Robertwhite's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 8024 Robertwhite's minor planet group is recorded as inner asteroid belt^[10].
• 8024 Robertwhite's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 8024 Robertwhite's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 FN^[12].
• 8024 Robertwhite's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-03-17T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 8024 Robertwhite's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hhrpq1^[14].
• 8024 Robertwhite's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20008024^[15].
• 8024 Robertwhite's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 8024 Robertwhite's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06'}^[17].
• 8024 Robertwhite's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0582759'}^[18].
• 8024 Robertwhite's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05828953090251958'}^[19].
• 8024 Robertwhite's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.8'}^[20].
• 8024 Robertwhite's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.9'}^[21].
• 8024 Robertwhite's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.98'}^[22].
• 8024 Robertwhite's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+20.33634'}^[23].
• 8024 Robertwhite's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+20.33632487954664'}^[24].
• 8024 Robertwhite's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+2.76'}^[25].
• 8024 Robertwhite's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1007.610784723556'}^[26].
• 8024 Robertwhite's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+7.067'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

8024 Robertwhite's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Robert Michael White is named after 8024 Robertwhite^[6].

Why It Matters

8024 Robertwhite ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]