10551 Göteborg

Summary

10551 Göteborg is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 10551 Göteborg is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 10551 Göteborg's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 10551 Göteborg's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Caussols^[5].
• Gothenburg is named after 10551 Göteborg^[6].
• 10551 Göteborg's follows is recorded as 10550 Malmö^[7].
• 10551 Göteborg's followed by is recorded as Q1484620^[8].
• 10551 Göteborg's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 10551 Göteborg's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 10551 Göteborg's provisional designation is recorded as 1931 AK^[11].
• 10551 Göteborg's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 YL2^[12].
• 10551 Göteborg's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 EB3^[13].
• 10551 Göteborg's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1992-12-18T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 10551 Göteborg's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0421g75^[15].
• 10551 Göteborg's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20010551^[16].
• 10551 Göteborg's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 10551 Göteborg's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06'}^[18].
• 10551 Göteborg's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0627024'}^[19].
• 10551 Göteborg's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0573212609823859'}^[20].
• 10551 Göteborg's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.1'}^[21].
• 10551 Göteborg's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.2'}^[22].
• 10551 Göteborg's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.38289'}^[23].
• 10551 Göteborg's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.37788694877867'}^[24].
• 10551 Göteborg's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.18'}^[25].
• 10551 Göteborg's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1892.823131823387'}^[26].
• 10551 Göteborg's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+335.346'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

10551 Göteborg's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Gothenburg is named after 10551 Göteborg^[6].

Why It Matters

10551 Göteborg ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]