11942 Guettard

Summary

11942 Guettard is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 11942 Guettard is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 11942 Guettard's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 11942 Guettard's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 11942 Guettard's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Jean-Étienne Guettard is named after 11942 Guettard^[7].
• 11942 Guettard's follows is recorded as 11941 Archinal^[8].
• 11942 Guettard's followed by is recorded as 11943 Davidhartley^[9].
• 11942 Guettard's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 11942 Guettard's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 11942 Guettard's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 SQ5^[12].
• 11942 Guettard's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 NV^[13].
• 11942 Guettard's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 EX47^[14].
• 11942 Guettard's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1993-07-12T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 11942 Guettard's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y32cy^[16].
• 11942 Guettard's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20011942^[17].
• 11942 Guettard's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 11942 Guettard's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06'}^[19].
• 11942 Guettard's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0540457'}^[20].
• 11942 Guettard's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0572466154832702'}^[21].
• 11942 Guettard's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.7'}^[22].
• 11942 Guettard's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.91'}^[23].
• 11942 Guettard's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.80077'}^[24].
• 11942 Guettard's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.8060197757204312'}^[25].
• 11942 Guettard's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.87'}^[26].
• 11942 Guettard's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1778.155873897618'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

11942 Guettard's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Jean-Étienne Guettard is named after 11942 Guettard^[7].

Why It Matters

11942 Guettard has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]