1051 Merope

Summary

1051 Merope is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 38 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 1051 Merope is credited with the discovery of Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth^[3].
• 1051 Merope's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 1051 Merope's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory^[5].
• Merope is named after 1051 Merope^[6].
• 1051 Merope followed Q132861^[7].
• 1051 Merope was followed by 1052 Belgica^[8].
• 1051 Merope's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 1051 Merope's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[10].
• 1051 Merope's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 1051 Merope's provisional designation is recorded as 1925 SA^[12].
• 1051 Merope's provisional designation is recorded as 1926 XA^[13].
• 1051 Merope's provisional designation is recorded as 1931 TM3^[14].
• 1051 Merope's provisional designation is recorded as 1936 OG^[15].
• 1051 Merope's provisional designation is recorded as A908 TE^[16].
• 1051 Merope's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1925-09-16T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 1051 Merope's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 1051 Merope's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.096291'}^[19].
• 1051 Merope's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0997190'}^[20].
• 1051 Merope's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1026213841833578'}^[21].
• 1051 Merope's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.1'}^[22].
• 1051 Merope's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.19'}^[23].
• 1051 Merope's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+23.50336'}^[24].
• 1051 Merope's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+23.49330106908678'}^[25].
• 1051 Merope's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.76'}^[26].
• 1051 Merope's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2106.035807396592'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

1051 Merope's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Merope is named after 1051 Merope^[6].

Why It Matters

1051 Merope has Wikipedia articles in 38 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]