137217 Racah

Summary

137217 Racah is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 137217 Racah is credited with the discovery of Avishay Gal-Yam^[3].
• 137217 Racah is credited with the discovery of Ilan Manulis^[4].
• 137217 Racah's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 137217 Racah's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Wise Observatory^[6].
• Giulio Racah is named after 137217 Racah^[7].
• 137217 Racah's follows is recorded as (137216) 1999 NV62^[8].
• 137217 Racah's followed by is recorded as (137218) 1999 OQ5^[9].
• 137217 Racah's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 137217 Racah's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 137217 Racah's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 NH64^[12].
• 137217 Racah's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-07-08T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 137217 Racah's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20137217^[14].
• 137217 Racah's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 137217 Racah's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}^[16].
• 137217 Racah's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1268463885483953'}^[17].
• 137217 Racah's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.2'}^[18].
• 137217 Racah's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.35'}^[19].
• 137217 Racah's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.3'}^[20].
• 137217 Racah's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.279717501994193'}^[21].
• 137217 Racah's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1260.634354323814'}^[22].
• 137217 Racah's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+211.2'}^[23].
• 137217 Racah's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+211.147680425579'}^[24].
• 137217 Racah's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.283812650148619'}^[25].
• 137217 Racah's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.573506036941111'}^[26].
• 137217 Racah's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.994119263356127'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

137217 Racah's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Giulio Racah is named after 137217 Racah^[7].

Why It Matters

137217 Racah has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]