1506 Xosa

Summary

1506 Xosa is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 35 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 1506 Xosa is credited with the discovery of Cyril V. Jackson^[3].
• 1506 Xosa's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 1506 Xosa's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Union Observatory^[5].
• Xhosa people is named after 1506 Xosa^[6].
• 1506 Xosa followed Q140197^[7].
• 1506 Xosa was followed by Q140228^[8].
• 1506 Xosa's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 1506 Xosa's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 1506 Xosa's provisional designation is recorded as 1939 JC^[11].
• 1506 Xosa's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1939-05-15T00:00:00Z^[12].
• 1506 Xosa's significant event is recorded as naming^[13].
• 1506 Xosa's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.26'}^[14].
• 1506 Xosa's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2595153'}^[15].
• 1506 Xosa's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2617113755323285'}^[16].
• 1506 Xosa's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.0'}^[17].
• 1506 Xosa's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.13'}^[18].
• 1506 Xosa's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+12.54972'}^[19].
• 1506 Xosa's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+12.56618349889359'}^[20].
• 1506 Xosa's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.13'}^[21].
• 1506 Xosa's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1505.457354356568'}^[22].
• 1506 Xosa's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+292.0'}^[23].
• 1506 Xosa's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+234.53158'}^[24].
• 1506 Xosa's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+234.458521281905'}^[25].
• 1506 Xosa's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.5733942'}^[26].
• 1506 Xosa's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.570672118117956'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

1506 Xosa's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Xhosa people is named after 1506 Xosa^[6].

Why It Matters

1506 Xosa has Wikipedia articles in 35 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]