1345 Potomac

Summary

1345 Potomac is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 34 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 1345 Potomac is credited with the discovery of Joel Hastings Metcalf^[3].
• 1345 Potomac's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 1345 Potomac's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Taunton^[5].
• 1345 Potomac's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Taunton^[6].
• Potomac River is named after 1345 Potomac^[7].
• 1345 Potomac followed Q138236^[8].
• 1345 Potomac was followed by Q138250^[9].
• 1345 Potomac's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 1345 Potomac's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[11].
• 1345 Potomac's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 1345 Potomac's provisional designation is recorded as 1908 CG^[13].
• 1345 Potomac's provisional designation is recorded as 1932 CF^[14].
• 1345 Potomac's provisional designation is recorded as 1932 EA^[15].
• 1345 Potomac's provisional designation is recorded as 1932 FB^[16].
• 1345 Potomac's provisional designation is recorded as 1971 DE2^[17].
• 1345 Potomac's provisional designation is recorded as A908 CE^[18].
• 1345 Potomac's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1908-02-04T00:00:00Z^[19].
• 1345 Potomac's asteroid spectral type is recorded as X-type asteroid^[20].
• 1345 Potomac's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 1345 Potomac's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.18'}^[22].
• 1345 Potomac's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1817755'}^[23].
• 1345 Potomac's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1824248037179774'}^[24].
• 1345 Potomac's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.73'}^[25].
• 1345 Potomac's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.83'}^[26].
• 1345 Potomac's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+11.40158'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

1345 Potomac's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Potomac River is named after 1345 Potomac^[7].

Why It Matters

1345 Potomac has Wikipedia articles in 34 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]