15861 Ispahan

Summary

15861 Ispahan is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 15861 Ispahan is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 15861 Ispahan's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 15861 Ispahan's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 15861 Ispahan's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Isfahan is named after 15861 Ispahan^[7].
• 15861 Ispahan's follows is recorded as 15860 Siráň^[8].
• 15861 Ispahan's followed by is recorded as (15862) 1996 HJ15^[9].
• 15861 Ispahan's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 15861 Ispahan's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 15861 Ispahan's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 SN29^[12].
• 15861 Ispahan's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 HB12^[13].
• 15861 Ispahan's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 QT1^[14].
• 15861 Ispahan's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-04-17T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 15861 Ispahan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y4c2d^[16].
• 15861 Ispahan's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20015861^[17].
• 15861 Ispahan's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 15861 Ispahan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}^[19].
• 15861 Ispahan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1338348'}^[20].
• 15861 Ispahan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1364787803384551'}^[21].
• 15861 Ispahan's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.6'}^[22].
• 15861 Ispahan's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.72'}^[23].
• 15861 Ispahan's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.64172'}^[24].
• 15861 Ispahan's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.58295128431515'}^[25].
• 15861 Ispahan's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.18'}^[26].
• 15861 Ispahan's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1892.372762471486'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

15861 Ispahan's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Isfahan is named after 15861 Ispahan^[7].

Why It Matters

15861 Ispahan has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]