15949 Rhaeticus

Summary

15949 Rhaeticus is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 15949 Rhaeticus is credited with the discovery of Erich Meyer^[3].
• 15949 Rhaeticus is credited with the discovery of Erwin Obermair^[4].
• 15949 Rhaeticus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 15949 Rhaeticus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Linz^[6].
• Georg Joachim Rheticus is named after 15949 Rhaeticus^[7].
• 15949 Rhaeticus followed (15948) 1998 BE^[8].
• 15949 Rhaeticus was followed by 15950 Dallago^[9].
• 15949 Rhaeticus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 15949 Rhaeticus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 15949 Rhaeticus's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 WG2^[12].
• 15949 Rhaeticus's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 GX^[13].
• 15949 Rhaeticus's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 BQ^[14].
• 15949 Rhaeticus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-01-17T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 15949 Rhaeticus's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 15949 Rhaeticus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.14'}^[17].
• 15949 Rhaeticus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1406611'}^[18].
• 15949 Rhaeticus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1404499202594513'}^[19].
• 15949 Rhaeticus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.1'}^[20].
• 15949 Rhaeticus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.24'}^[21].
• 15949 Rhaeticus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.41560'}^[22].
• 15949 Rhaeticus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.411867685331195'}^[23].
• 15949 Rhaeticus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.45'}^[24].
• 15949 Rhaeticus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1261.507372767107'}^[25].
• 15949 Rhaeticus's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+105.99797'}^[26].
• 15949 Rhaeticus's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+105.9559555564209'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

15949 Rhaeticus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Origins

Georg Joachim Rheticus is named after 15949 Rhaeticus^[7].

Why It Matters

15949 Rhaeticus has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]