152830 Dinkinesh

main belt asteroid target of the Lucy mission
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152830 Dinkinesh

Summary

152830 Dinkinesh is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 152830 Dinkinesh is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research[3].
  • 152830 Dinkinesh's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 152830 Dinkinesh's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site[5].
  • Lucy is named after 152830 Dinkinesh[6].
  • 152830 Dinkinesh followed (152829) 1999 VQ33[7].
  • 152830 Dinkinesh was followed by (152831) 1999 VJ57[8].
  • 152830 Dinkinesh's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • 152830 Dinkinesh's Commons category is recorded as 152830 Dinkinesh[10].
  • 152830 Dinkinesh's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[11].
  • 152830 Dinkinesh's child astronomical body is recorded as 152830 I Selam[12].
  • 152830 Dinkinesh's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 VD57[13].
  • 152830 Dinkinesh's provisional designation is recorded as 2004 HJ78[14].
  • 152830 Dinkinesh's provisional designation is recorded as 2007 CB63[15].
  • 152830 Dinkinesh's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 4, 1999[16].
  • 152830 Dinkinesh's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid[17].
  • 152830 Dinkinesh's significant event is recorded as naming[18].
  • 152830 Dinkinesh's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1124284065862418'}[19].
  • 152830 Dinkinesh's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.40'}[20].
  • 152830 Dinkinesh's color index is recorded as {'amount': '+0.455'}[21].
  • 152830 Dinkinesh's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.093263841326789'}[22].
  • 152830 Dinkinesh's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+2400.0'}[23].
  • 152830 Dinkinesh's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1184.728741267934'}[24].
  • 152830 Dinkinesh's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+3.7387'}[25].
  • 152830 Dinkinesh's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+21.36622643061029'}[26].
  • 152830 Dinkinesh's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.191191485816249'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

152830 Dinkinesh's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

History and Context

Lucy is named after 152830 Dinkinesh[6].

Why It Matters

152830 Dinkinesh has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Characterisation of the new target of the NASA Lucy mission: Asteroid 152830 Dinkinesh (1999 VD57). wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . A contact binary satellite of the asteroid (152830) Dinkinesh. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · TadejM · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child astronomical body 152830 I Selam
    Parent astronomical body Sun
    Instance of
    Color index {'amount': '+0.455'}
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P138]]: [[Q245388]]"
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