13178 Catalan

Summary

13178 Catalan is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 13178 Catalan is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 13178 Catalan's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 13178 Catalan's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 13178 Catalan's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Eugène Charles Catalan is named after 13178 Catalan^[7].
• 13178 Catalan's follows is recorded as 13177 Hansschmidt^[8].
• 13178 Catalan's followed by is recorded as Q843800^[9].
• 13178 Catalan's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 13178 Catalan's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 13178 Catalan's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 XJ3^[12].
• 13178 Catalan's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 UR9^[13].
• 13178 Catalan's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 HF18^[14].
• 13178 Catalan's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-04-18T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 13178 Catalan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cc8mt5^[16].
• 13178 Catalan's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20013178^[17].
• 13178 Catalan's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 13178 Catalan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.15'}^[19].
• 13178 Catalan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1490250'}^[20].
• 13178 Catalan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1562683676365717'}^[21].
• 13178 Catalan's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.8'}^[22].
• 13178 Catalan's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.01'}^[23].
• 13178 Catalan's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.42677'}^[24].
• 13178 Catalan's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.423183396034839'}^[25].
• 13178 Catalan's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.54'}^[26].
• 13178 Catalan's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2017.463827359704'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

13178 Catalan's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Eugène Charles Catalan is named after 13178 Catalan^[7].

Why It Matters

13178 Catalan has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]