11944 Shaftesbury

Summary

11944 Shaftesbury is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 11944 Shaftesbury is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 11944 Shaftesbury's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 11944 Shaftesbury's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 11944 Shaftesbury's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury is named after 11944 Shaftesbury^[7].
• 11944 Shaftesbury's follows is recorded as 11943 Davidhartley^[8].
• 11944 Shaftesbury's followed by is recorded as Q1072986^[9].
• 11944 Shaftesbury's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 11944 Shaftesbury's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 11944 Shaftesbury's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 TZ2^[12].
• 11944 Shaftesbury's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 OK9^[13].
• 11944 Shaftesbury's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 ON13^[14].
• 11944 Shaftesbury's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1993-07-20T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 11944 Shaftesbury's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygdth^[16].
• 11944 Shaftesbury's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20011944^[17].
• 11944 Shaftesbury's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 11944 Shaftesbury's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02'}^[19].
• 11944 Shaftesbury's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0188057'}^[20].
• 11944 Shaftesbury's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.01912252484555711'}^[21].
• 11944 Shaftesbury's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.3'}^[22].
• 11944 Shaftesbury's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.39'}^[23].
• 11944 Shaftesbury's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.97730'}^[24].
• 11944 Shaftesbury's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.982237820793399'}^[25].
• 11944 Shaftesbury's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.9'}^[26].
• 11944 Shaftesbury's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1791.616088552493'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

11944 Shaftesbury's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury is named after 11944 Shaftesbury^[7].

Why It Matters

11944 Shaftesbury 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]