11440 Massironi

Summary

11440 Massironi is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 11440 Massironi is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus^[3].
• 11440 Massironi's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 11440 Massironi's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[5].
• Matteo Massironi is named after 11440 Massironi^[6].
• 11440 Massironi's follows is recorded as (11439) 1974 XW^[7].
• 11440 Massironi's followed by is recorded as 11441 Anadiego^[8].
• 11440 Massironi's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[9].
• 11440 Massironi's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 11440 Massironi's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 EG50^[11].
• 11440 Massironi's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 SC2^[12].
• 11440 Massironi's provisional designation is recorded as 1971 BF2^[13].
• 11440 Massironi's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1975-09-30T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 11440 Massironi's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20011440^[15].
• 11440 Massironi's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 11440 Massironi's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07'}^[17].
• 11440 Massironi's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0733972'}^[18].
• 11440 Massironi's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07534488752680847'}^[19].
• 11440 Massironi's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.5'}^[20].
• 11440 Massironi's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.79'}^[21].
• 11440 Massironi's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.56024'}^[22].
• 11440 Massironi's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.562572160684526'}^[23].
• 11440 Massironi's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+6.28'}^[24].
• 11440 Massironi's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2292.839232063237'}^[25].
• 11440 Massironi's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+5.782'}^[26].
• 11440 Massironi's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+190.55429'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

11440 Massironi's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Matteo Massironi is named after 11440 Massironi^[6].

Why It Matters

11440 Massironi ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]