11778 Kingsford Smith

Summary

11778 Kingsford Smith is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 11778 Kingsford Smith is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 11778 Kingsford Smith is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 11778 Kingsford Smith is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 11778 Kingsford Smith's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 11778 Kingsford Smith's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Charles Kingsford Smith is named after 11778 Kingsford Smith^[8].
• 11778 Kingsford Smith followed Q1085795^[9].
• 11778 Kingsford Smith was followed by 11779 Zernike^[10].
• 11778 Kingsford Smith's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 11778 Kingsford Smith's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 11778 Kingsford Smith's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 FT76^[13].
• 11778 Kingsford Smith's provisional designation is recorded as 4102 T-3^[14].
• 11778 Kingsford Smith's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1977-10-16T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 11778 Kingsford Smith's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 11778 Kingsford Smith's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.06'}^[17].
• 11778 Kingsford Smith's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0621385'}^[18].
• 11778 Kingsford Smith's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.06177007709726664'}^[19].
• 11778 Kingsford Smith's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.0'}^[20].
• 11778 Kingsford Smith's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.17'}^[21].
• 11778 Kingsford Smith's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.14321'}^[22].
• 11778 Kingsford Smith's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.142094700392088'}^[23].
• 11778 Kingsford Smith's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.18'}^[24].
• 11778 Kingsford Smith's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1160.425108454702'}^[25].
• 11778 Kingsford Smith's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+2.93858'}^[26].
• 11778 Kingsford Smith's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+66.11385'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

11778 Kingsford Smith's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Charles Kingsford Smith is named after 11778 Kingsford Smith^[8].

Why It Matters

11778 Kingsford Smith has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]