13179 Johncochrane

Summary

13179 Johncochrane is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 13179 Johncochrane is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 13179 Johncochrane's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 13179 Johncochrane's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[5].
• John Dundas Cochrane is named after 13179 Johncochrane^[6].
• 13179 Johncochrane followed 13178 Catalan^[7].
• 13179 Johncochrane was followed by Q666686^[8].
• 13179 Johncochrane's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 13179 Johncochrane's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 13179 Johncochrane's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 UO11^[11].
• 13179 Johncochrane's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 GJ1^[12].
• 13179 Johncochrane's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 HU18^[13].
• 13179 Johncochrane's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-04-18T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 13179 Johncochrane's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 13179 Johncochrane's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.13'}^[16].
• 13179 Johncochrane's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1265448'}^[17].
• 13179 Johncochrane's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1252516098650318'}^[18].
• 13179 Johncochrane's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.7'}^[19].
• 13179 Johncochrane's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.87'}^[20].
• 13179 Johncochrane's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.23286'}^[21].
• 13179 Johncochrane's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.233674055405945'}^[22].
• 13179 Johncochrane's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.48'}^[23].
• 13179 Johncochrane's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1999.127376333087'}^[24].
• 13179 Johncochrane's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+168.27894'}^[25].
• 13179 Johncochrane's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+168.2265103869863'}^[26].
• 13179 Johncochrane's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.1084333'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

13179 Johncochrane's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

John Dundas Cochrane is named after 13179 Johncochrane^[6].

Why It Matters

13179 Johncochrane has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]