15P/Finlay

Summary

15P/Finlay is a periodic comet^[1]. 15P/Finlay draws 14 Wikipedia views per month (periodic_comet category, ranking #23 of 183).^[2]

Key Facts

• 15P/Finlay is credited with the discovery of William Henry Finlay^[3].
• 15P/Finlay's image is recorded as Comet Finlay in 1960 by the US Naval Observatory.jpg^[4].
• 15P/Finlay's instance of is recorded as periodic comet^[5].
• 15P/Finlay's instance of is recorded as Jupiter-family comet^[6].
• 15P/Finlay's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[7].
• 15P/Finlay's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope^[8].
• William Henry Finlay is named after 15P/Finlay^[9].
• 15P/Finlay's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 15P/Finlay's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 IX^[11].
• 15P/Finlay's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 XII^[12].
• 15P/Finlay's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 X^[13].
• 15P/Finlay's provisional designation is recorded as 1967g^[14].
• 15P/Finlay's provisional designation is recorded as 1960 VIII^[15].
• 15P/Finlay's provisional designation is recorded as 1953i^[16].
• 15P/Finlay's provisional designation is recorded as 1926 V^[17].
• 15P/Finlay's provisional designation is recorded as 1919 II^[18].
• 15P/Finlay's provisional designation is recorded as 1906d^[19].
• 15P/Finlay's provisional designation is recorded as 15P/1893 K1^[20].
• 15P/Finlay's provisional designation is recorded as 1893 III^[21].
• 15P/Finlay's provisional designation is recorded as 15P/1886 S1^[22].
• 15P/Finlay's provisional designation is recorded as 1886e^[23].
• 15P/Finlay's provisional designation is recorded as 1960d^[24].
• 15P/Finlay's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 VII^[25].
• 15P/Finlay's provisional designation is recorded as 1926d^[26].
• 15P/Finlay's provisional designation is recorded as 1906 V^[27].

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Works and Contributions

15P/Finlay is credited with the discovery of William Henry Finlay^[3].

Why It Matters

15P/Finlay draws 14 Wikipedia views per month (periodic_comet category, ranking #23 of 183).^[2] 15P/Finlay has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]