159215 Apan

Summary

159215 Apan is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 159215 Apan is credited with the discovery of Sergio Foglia^[3].
• 159215 Apan's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 159215 Apan's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Suno^[5].
• 159215 Apan followed (159214) 2005 WT39^[6].
• 159215 Apan was followed by (159216) 2005 WD72^[7].
• 159215 Apan's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 159215 Apan's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 159215 Apan's provisional designation is recorded as 2005 WS59^[10].
• 159215 Apan's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 30, 2005^[11].
• 159215 Apan's significant event is recorded as naming^[12].
• 159215 Apan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.12'}^[13].
• 159215 Apan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1158175987444017'}^[14].
• 159215 Apan's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.0'}^[15].
• 159215 Apan's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.38'}^[16].
• 159215 Apan's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.0'}^[17].
• 159215 Apan's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.015288136962411'}^[18].
• 159215 Apan's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1211.266081402729'}^[19].
• 159215 Apan's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.3'}^[20].
• 159215 Apan's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.22175871099312'}^[21].
• 159215 Apan's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.223791603455694'}^[22].
• 159215 Apan's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.481345807075895'}^[23].
• 159215 Apan's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.966237399835493'}^[24].
• 159215 Apan's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.5'}^[25].
• 159215 Apan's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.06076386306417'}^[26].
• 159215 Apan's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+355.5'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

159215 Apan's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

159215 Apan has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]