10960 Gran Sasso

Summary

10960 Gran Sasso is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 10960 Gran Sasso is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 10960 Gran Sasso is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 10960 Gran Sasso is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 10960 Gran Sasso's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 10960 Gran Sasso's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Gran Sasso d'Italia is named after 10960 Gran Sasso^[8].
• 10960 Gran Sasso's follows is recorded as 10959 Appennino^[9].
• 10960 Gran Sasso's followed by is recorded as 10961 Buysballot^[10].
• 10960 Gran Sasso's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 10960 Gran Sasso's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 10960 Gran Sasso's provisional designation is recorded as 1969 FD^[13].
• 10960 Gran Sasso's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 BE1^[14].
• 10960 Gran Sasso's provisional designation is recorded as 6580 P-L^[15].
• 10960 Gran Sasso's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 10960 Gran Sasso's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y2z6r^[17].
• 10960 Gran Sasso's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20010960^[18].
• 10960 Gran Sasso's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 10960 Gran Sasso's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.10'}^[20].
• 10960 Gran Sasso's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0988584'}^[21].
• 10960 Gran Sasso's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09825743633672222'}^[22].
• 10960 Gran Sasso's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[23].
• 10960 Gran Sasso's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.51'}^[24].
• 10960 Gran Sasso's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.92564'}^[25].
• 10960 Gran Sasso's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.923927831281807'}^[26].
• 10960 Gran Sasso's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.32'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

10960 Gran Sasso's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Gran Sasso d'Italia is named after 10960 Gran Sasso^[8].

Why It Matters

10960 Gran Sasso has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]