1264 Letaba

Summary

1264 Letaba is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1264 Letaba is credited with the discovery of Cyril V. Jackson^[3].
• 1264 Letaba's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 1264 Letaba's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Union Observatory^[5].
• Letaba River is named after 1264 Letaba^[6].
• 1264 Letaba's follows is recorded as 1263 Varsavia^[7].
• 1264 Letaba's followed by is recorded as Q137424^[8].
• 1264 Letaba's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 1264 Letaba's Commons category is recorded as 1264 Letaba^[10].
• 1264 Letaba's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 1264 Letaba's provisional designation is recorded as 1930 WC^[12].
• 1264 Letaba's provisional designation is recorded as 1933 HG^[13].
• 1264 Letaba's provisional designation is recorded as 1954 YB^[14].
• 1264 Letaba's provisional designation is recorded as 1962 HJ^[15].
• 1264 Letaba's provisional designation is recorded as 1964 VB^[16].
• 1264 Letaba's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1933-04-21T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 1264 Letaba's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y73wr^[18].
• 1264 Letaba's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001264^[19].
• 1264 Letaba's asteroid spectral type is recorded as C-type asteroid^[20].
• 1264 Letaba's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 1264 Letaba's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.155242'}^[22].
• 1264 Letaba's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1553152'}^[23].
• 1264 Letaba's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1571121353972935'}^[24].
• 1264 Letaba's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.7'}^[25].
• 1264 Letaba's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.64'}^[26].
• 1264 Letaba's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+24.95447'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

1264 Letaba's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Letaba River is named after 1264 Letaba^[6].

Why It Matters

1264 Letaba ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]