1103 Sequoia

Summary

1103 Sequoia is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1103 Sequoia is credited with the discovery of Walter Baade^[3].
• 1103 Sequoia's image is recorded as 001103-asteroid shape model (1103) Sequoia.png^[4].
• 1103 Sequoia's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 1103 Sequoia's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Hamburg-Bergedorf Observatory^[6].
• Sequoia National Park is named after 1103 Sequoia^[7].
• 1103 Sequoia's follows is recorded as Q135947^[8].
• 1103 Sequoia's followed by is recorded as Q135963^[9].
• 1103 Sequoia's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 1103 Sequoia's minor planet group is recorded as inner asteroid belt^[11].
• 1103 Sequoia's Commons category is recorded as 1103 Sequoia^[12].
• 1103 Sequoia's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 1103 Sequoia's provisional designation is recorded as 1928 VB^[14].
• 1103 Sequoia's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1928-11-09T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 1103 Sequoia's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02r0rp3^[16].
• 1103 Sequoia's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001103^[17].
• 1103 Sequoia's asteroid spectral type is recorded as E-type asteroid^[18].
• 1103 Sequoia's asteroid spectral type is recorded as X-type asteroid^[19].
• 1103 Sequoia's asteroid family is recorded as Hungaria family^[20].
• 1103 Sequoia's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 1103 Sequoia's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}^[22].
• 1103 Sequoia's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0947774'}^[23].
• 1103 Sequoia's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.094353302856623'}^[24].
• 1103 Sequoia's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.25'}^[25].
• 1103 Sequoia's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.2'}^[26].
• 1103 Sequoia's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+17.901'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

1103 Sequoia's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Sequoia National Park is named after 1103 Sequoia^[7].

Why It Matters

1103 Sequoia ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]