11277 Ballard

Summary

11277 Ballard is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 11277 Ballard is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 11277 Ballard is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 11277 Ballard's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 11277 Ballard's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• Robert Ballard is named after 11277 Ballard^[7].
• 11277 Ballard followed (11276) 1988 TM1^[8].
• 11277 Ballard was followed by Q1485025^[9].
• 11277 Ballard's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 11277 Ballard's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 11277 Ballard's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 TW2^[12].
• 11277 Ballard's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 MG^[13].
• 11277 Ballard's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1988-10-08T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 11277 Ballard's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 11277 Ballard's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.24'}^[16].
• 11277 Ballard's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2386904'}^[17].
• 11277 Ballard's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.238769694919595'}^[18].
• 11277 Ballard's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.1'}^[19].
• 11277 Ballard's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.22'}^[20].
• 11277 Ballard's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+22.78754'}^[21].
• 11277 Ballard's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+22.78806190024027'}^[22].
• 11277 Ballard's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.73'}^[23].
• 11277 Ballard's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1360.095027019262'}^[24].
• 11277 Ballard's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+15.83'}^[25].
• 11277 Ballard's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+254.59021'}^[26].
• 11277 Ballard's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+254.5403350274939'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

11277 Ballard's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Origins

Robert Ballard is named after 11277 Ballard^[7].

Why It Matters

11277 Ballard has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]