1431 Luanda

Summary

1431 Luanda is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1431 Luanda is credited with the discovery of Cyril V. Jackson^[3].
• 1431 Luanda's image is recorded as 001431-asteroid shape model (1431) Luanda.png^[4].
• 1431 Luanda's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 1431 Luanda's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Union Observatory^[6].
• Luanda is named after 1431 Luanda^[7].
• 1431 Luanda's follows is recorded as Q139107^[8].
• 1431 Luanda's followed by is recorded as 1432 Ethiopia^[9].
• 1431 Luanda's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 1431 Luanda's Commons category is recorded as 1431 Luanda^[11].
• 1431 Luanda's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 1431 Luanda's provisional designation is recorded as 1937 OB^[13].
• 1431 Luanda's provisional designation is recorded as 1949 KZ^[14].
• 1431 Luanda's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1937-07-29T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 1431 Luanda's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y76ws^[16].
• 1431 Luanda's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001431^[17].
• 1431 Luanda's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 1431 Luanda's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.184256'}^[19].
• 1431 Luanda's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1831063'}^[20].
• 1431 Luanda's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1838220231204608'}^[21].
• 1431 Luanda's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.50'}^[22].
• 1431 Luanda's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.6'}^[23].
• 1431 Luanda's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.63'}^[24].
• 1431 Luanda's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.98785'}^[25].
• 1431 Luanda's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.98769471711233'}^[26].
• 1431 Luanda's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.24'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

1431 Luanda's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Luanda is named after 1431 Luanda^[7].

Why It Matters

1431 Luanda ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]