142 Polana
main-belt asteroid
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Summary
142 Polana is an asteroid[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- 142 Polana is credited with the discovery of Johann Palisa[3].
- 142 Polana's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
- 142 Polana's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Pula Observatory[5].
- Pula is named after 142 Polana[6].
- 142 Polana followed 141 Lumen[7].
- 142 Polana was followed by 143 Adria[8].
- 142 Polana's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
- 142 Polana's Commons category is recorded as 142 Polana[10].
- 142 Polana's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[11].
- 142 Polana's provisional designation is recorded as 1954 BH[12].
- 142 Polana's provisional designation is recorded as 1956 XZ[13].
- 142 Polana's provisional designation is recorded as 1963 SA[14].
- 142 Polana's provisional designation is recorded as A923 WA[15].
- 142 Polana's provisional designation is recorded as A875 BA[16].
- 142 Polana's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 28, 1875[17].
- 142 Polana's asteroid spectral type is recorded as F-type asteroid[18].
- 142 Polana's asteroid spectral type is recorded as B-type asteroid[19].
- 142 Polana's significant event is recorded as naming[20].
- 142 Polana's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1327633328650334'}[21].
- 142 Polana's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.54'}[22].
- 142 Polana's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '+2.237'}[23].
- 142 Polana's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '+2.242569463116395'}[24].
- 142 Polana's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'day', 'amount': '+1374.330543306334'}[25].
- 142 Polana's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'hour', 'amount': '+9.764'}[26].
- 142 Polana's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '+291.0589560255569'}[27].
Body
Designation and Status
142 Polana's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
History and Context
Pula is named after 142 Polana[6].
Why It Matters
142 Polana ranks in the top 1% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]