1052 Belgica

Summary

1052 Belgica is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 1052 Belgica is credited with the discovery of Eugène Joseph Delporte^[3].
• 1052 Belgica's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 1052 Belgica's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Royal Observatory of Belgium^[5].
• Belgium is named after 1052 Belgica^[6].
• 1052 Belgica's follows is recorded as Q132864^[7].
• 1052 Belgica's followed by is recorded as Q132869^[8].
• 1052 Belgica's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 1052 Belgica's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 1052 Belgica's child astronomical body is recorded as S/2013 (1052) 1^[11].
• 1052 Belgica's provisional designation is recorded as 1925 VD^[12].
• 1052 Belgica's provisional designation is recorded as 1965 UO1^[13].
• 1052 Belgica's provisional designation is recorded as A908 TB^[14].
• 1052 Belgica's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1925-11-15T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 1052 Belgica's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h1wq2^[16].
• 1052 Belgica's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001052^[17].
• 1052 Belgica's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[18].
• 1052 Belgica's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 1052 Belgica's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.143693'}^[20].
• 1052 Belgica's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1435456'}^[21].
• 1052 Belgica's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1430459815497608'}^[22].
• 1052 Belgica's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.97'}^[23].
• 1052 Belgica's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.88'}^[24].
• 1052 Belgica's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.69707'}^[25].
• 1052 Belgica's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.696102538260149'}^[26].
• 1052 Belgica's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.34'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

1052 Belgica's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Belgium is named after 1052 Belgica^[6].

Why It Matters

1052 Belgica has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]