11871 Norge

Summary

11871 Norge is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 11871 Norge is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 11871 Norge's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 11871 Norge's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[5].
• Norway is named after 11871 Norge^[6].
• 11871 Norge followed Q1191915^[7].
• 11871 Norge was followed by (11872) 1989 WR^[8].
• 11871 Norge's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 11871 Norge's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 11871 Norge's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 BL3^[11].
• 11871 Norge's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 SJ8^[12].
• 11871 Norge's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 TP7^[13].
• 11871 Norge's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-10-07T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 11871 Norge's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 11871 Norge's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07'}^[16].
• 11871 Norge's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0739884'}^[17].
• 11871 Norge's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0732559451382727'}^[18].
• 11871 Norge's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.9'}^[19].
• 11871 Norge's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.09'}^[20].
• 11871 Norge's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.40741'}^[21].
• 11871 Norge's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.406435770852054'}^[22].
• 11871 Norge's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.35'}^[23].
• 11871 Norge's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1224.310125412677'}^[24].
• 11871 Norge's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+140.13216'}^[25].
• 11871 Norge's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+140.0292687759008'}^[26].
• 11871 Norge's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2397169'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

11871 Norge's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Norway is named after 11871 Norge^[6].

Why It Matters

11871 Norge has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]