11965 Catullus

Summary

11965 Catullus is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 11965 Catullus is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 11965 Catullus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 11965 Catullus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[5].
• Catullus is named after 11965 Catullus^[6].
• 11965 Catullus's follows is recorded as 11964 Prigogine^[7].
• 11965 Catullus's followed by is recorded as Q1485397^[8].
• 11965 Catullus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 11965 Catullus's Commons category is recorded as 11965 Catullus^[10].
• 11965 Catullus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 11965 Catullus's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 EE9^[12].
• 11965 Catullus's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 PF20^[13].
• 11965 Catullus's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 FY125^[14].
• 11965 Catullus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1994-08-12T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 11965 Catullus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c3z08l^[16].
• 11965 Catullus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20011965^[17].
• 11965 Catullus's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 11965 Catullus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.22'}^[19].
• 11965 Catullus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2251481'}^[20].
• 11965 Catullus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2223022830995514'}^[21].
• 11965 Catullus's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+20.42'}^[22].
• 11965 Catullus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.0'}^[23].
• 11965 Catullus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[24].
• 11965 Catullus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.00771'}^[25].
• 11965 Catullus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.00165888446698'}^[26].
• 11965 Catullus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.95'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

11965 Catullus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Catullus is named after 11965 Catullus^[6].

Why It Matters

11965 Catullus ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]