11249 Etna

Summary

11249 Etna is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 11249 Etna is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 11249 Etna is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 11249 Etna is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 11249 Etna's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 11249 Etna's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Mount Etna is named after 11249 Etna^[8].
• 11249 Etna's follows is recorded as 11248 Blériot^[9].
• 11249 Etna's followed by is recorded as (11250) 1972 AU^[10].
• 11249 Etna's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 11249 Etna's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[12].
• 11249 Etna's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 11249 Etna's provisional designation is recorded as 1971 FD^[14].
• 11249 Etna's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 UN8^[15].
• 11249 Etna's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 XA9^[16].
• 11249 Etna's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1971-03-24T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 11249 Etna's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y1lqv^[18].
• 11249 Etna's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20011249^[19].
• 11249 Etna's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 11249 Etna's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.19'}^[21].
• 11249 Etna's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1946680'}^[22].
• 11249 Etna's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1946383028337649'}^[23].
• 11249 Etna's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.1'}^[24].
• 11249 Etna's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.29'}^[25].
• 11249 Etna's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.43553'}^[26].
• 11249 Etna's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.45811546114048'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

11249 Etna's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Mount Etna is named after 11249 Etna^[8].

Why It Matters

11249 Etna has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]