13897 Vesuvius

Summary

13897 Vesuvius is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 13897 Vesuvius is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 13897 Vesuvius is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 13897 Vesuvius is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 13897 Vesuvius's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 13897 Vesuvius's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Mount Vesuvius is named after 13897 Vesuvius^[8].
• 13897 Vesuvius's follows is recorded as (13896) 3310 T-2^[9].
• 13897 Vesuvius's followed by is recorded as (13898) 4834 T-2^[10].
• 13897 Vesuvius's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 13897 Vesuvius's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[12].
• 13897 Vesuvius's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 13897 Vesuvius's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 TP2^[14].
• 13897 Vesuvius's provisional designation is recorded as 4216 T-2^[15].
• 13897 Vesuvius's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-09-29T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 13897 Vesuvius's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04f_t2t^[17].
• 13897 Vesuvius's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20013897^[18].
• 13897 Vesuvius's asteroid family is recorded as Hilda group^[19].
• 13897 Vesuvius's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 13897 Vesuvius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.15'}^[21].
• 13897 Vesuvius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1425552'}^[22].
• 13897 Vesuvius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1344769280652005'}^[23].
• 13897 Vesuvius's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.4'}^[24].
• 13897 Vesuvius's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.56'}^[25].
• 13897 Vesuvius's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.26373'}^[26].
• 13897 Vesuvius's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.242318544315577'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

13897 Vesuvius's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Mount Vesuvius is named after 13897 Vesuvius^[8].

Why It Matters

13897 Vesuvius has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]