13677 Alvin

Summary

13677 Alvin is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 13677 Alvin is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch^[3].
• 13677 Alvin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 13677 Alvin's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory^[5].
• DSV Alvin is named after 13677 Alvin^[6].
• 13677 Alvin followed (13676) 1997 MA4^[7].
• 13677 Alvin was followed by 13678 Shimada^[8].
• 13677 Alvin's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 13677 Alvin's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 13677 Alvin's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 NK1^[11].
• 13677 Alvin's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 VB29^[12].
• 13677 Alvin's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-07-02T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 13677 Alvin's significant event is recorded as naming^[14].
• 13677 Alvin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09'}^[15].
• 13677 Alvin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0826808'}^[16].
• 13677 Alvin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.08094864458953746'}^[17].
• 13677 Alvin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.7'}^[18].
• 13677 Alvin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.84'}^[19].
• 13677 Alvin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.12602'}^[20].
• 13677 Alvin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.132135142250092'}^[21].
• 13677 Alvin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.59'}^[22].
• 13677 Alvin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2036.344969928479'}^[23].
• 13677 Alvin's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+11.21'}^[24].
• 13677 Alvin's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+245.35700'}^[25].
• 13677 Alvin's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+245.2548425971188'}^[26].
• 13677 Alvin's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.1490001'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

13677 Alvin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

DSV Alvin is named after 13677 Alvin^[6].

Why It Matters

13677 Alvin has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]