11438 Zeldovich

Summary

11438 Zeldovich is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 11438 Zeldovich is credited with the discovery of Tamara Smirnova^[3].
• 11438 Zeldovich's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 11438 Zeldovich's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Crimean Astrophysical Observatory^[5].
• Yakov Zeldovich is named after 11438 Zeldovich^[6].
• 11438 Zeldovich's follows is recorded as 11437 Cardalda^[7].
• 11438 Zeldovich's followed by is recorded as (11439) 1974 XW^[8].
• 11438 Zeldovich's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 11438 Zeldovich's Commons category is recorded as 11438 Zeldovich^[10].
• 11438 Zeldovich's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 11438 Zeldovich's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 QR1^[12].
• 11438 Zeldovich's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 SK2^[13].
• 11438 Zeldovich's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 HK5^[14].
• 11438 Zeldovich's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-08-29T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 11438 Zeldovich's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ylb0y^[16].
• 11438 Zeldovich's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20011438^[17].
• 11438 Zeldovich's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 11438 Zeldovich's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.19'}^[19].
• 11438 Zeldovich's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1930800'}^[20].
• 11438 Zeldovich's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1932216545633593'}^[21].
• 11438 Zeldovich's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.6'}^[22].
• 11438 Zeldovich's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.75'}^[23].
• 11438 Zeldovich's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.83721'}^[24].
• 11438 Zeldovich's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.838967697982064'}^[25].
• 11438 Zeldovich's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.25'}^[26].
• 11438 Zeldovich's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1185.495401065156'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

11438 Zeldovich's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Yakov Zeldovich is named after 11438 Zeldovich^[6].

Why It Matters

11438 Zeldovich ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]