11946 Bayle

Summary

11946 Bayle is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 11946 Bayle is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 11946 Bayle's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 11946 Bayle's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Côte d'Azur Observatory^[5].
• Pierre Bayle is named after 11946 Bayle^[6].
• 11946 Bayle's follows is recorded as Q1072986^[7].
• 11946 Bayle's followed by is recorded as 11947 Kimclijsters^[8].
• 11946 Bayle's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 11946 Bayle's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 11946 Bayle's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 VV6^[11].
• 11946 Bayle's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 EX3^[12].
• 11946 Bayle's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 PB7^[13].
• 11946 Bayle's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1993-08-15T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 11946 Bayle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0yck^[15].
• 11946 Bayle's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20011946^[16].
• 11946 Bayle's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 11946 Bayle's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.15'}^[18].
• 11946 Bayle's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1470921'}^[19].
• 11946 Bayle's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1522844473594279'}^[20].
• 11946 Bayle's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.1'}^[21].
• 11946 Bayle's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.18'}^[22].
• 11946 Bayle's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.51996'}^[23].
• 11946 Bayle's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.5267483448258788'}^[24].
• 11946 Bayle's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.58'}^[25].
• 11946 Bayle's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2031.745335932246'}^[26].
• 11946 Bayle's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+14.0'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

11946 Bayle's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Pierre Bayle is named after 11946 Bayle^[6].

Why It Matters

11946 Bayle ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]