15896 Birkhoff

Summary

15896 Birkhoff is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 15896 Birkhoff is credited with the discovery of Paul G. Comba^[3].
• 15896 Birkhoff's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 15896 Birkhoff's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Prescott Observatory^[5].
• George David Birkhoff is named after 15896 Birkhoff^[6].
• 15896 Birkhoff's follows is recorded as (15895) 1997 JJ15^[7].
• 15896 Birkhoff's followed by is recorded as 15897 Beňačková^[8].
• 15896 Birkhoff's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 15896 Birkhoff's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 15896 Birkhoff's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 LX5^[11].
• 15896 Birkhoff's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 PH1^[12].
• 15896 Birkhoff's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 DW37^[13].
• 15896 Birkhoff's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-06-13T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 15896 Birkhoff's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0_sx^[15].
• 15896 Birkhoff's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20015896^[16].
• 15896 Birkhoff's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 15896 Birkhoff's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.15'}^[18].
• 15896 Birkhoff's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1540184'}^[19].
• 15896 Birkhoff's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1521000394425578'}^[20].
• 15896 Birkhoff's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.6'}^[21].
• 15896 Birkhoff's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.66'}^[22].
• 15896 Birkhoff's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.98496'}^[23].
• 15896 Birkhoff's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.986753873404189'}^[24].
• 15896 Birkhoff's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.77'}^[25].
• 15896 Birkhoff's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1380.264816684117'}^[26].
• 15896 Birkhoff's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+139.40520'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

15896 Birkhoff's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

George David Birkhoff is named after 15896 Birkhoff^[6].

Why It Matters

15896 Birkhoff has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]