1608 Muñoz

Summary

1608 Muñoz is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1608 Muñoz is credited with the discovery of Miguel Itzigsohn^[3].
• 1608 Muñoz's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 1608 Muñoz's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Plata Astronomical Observatory^[5].
• 1608 Muñoz's follows is recorded as Q141360^[6].
• 1608 Muñoz's followed by is recorded as Q141377^[7].
• 1608 Muñoz's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 1608 Muñoz's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 1608 Muñoz's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 RK1^[10].
• 1608 Muñoz's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 RZ^[11].
• 1608 Muñoz's provisional designation is recorded as 1961 UD^[12].
• 1608 Muñoz's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 HH1^[13].
• 1608 Muñoz's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1951-09-01T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 1608 Muñoz's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/043k4v7^[15].
• 1608 Muñoz's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001608^[16].
• 1608 Muñoz's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 1608 Muñoz's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}^[18].
• 1608 Muñoz's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1696681'}^[19].
• 1608 Muñoz's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1702187174984742'}^[20].
• 1608 Muñoz's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.7'}^[21].
• 1608 Muñoz's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.89'}^[22].
• 1608 Muñoz's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.94365'}^[23].
• 1608 Muñoz's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.94363912393319'}^[24].
• 1608 Muñoz's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.29'}^[25].
• 1608 Muñoz's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1203.022714421084'}^[26].
• 1608 Muñoz's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+5.3456'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

1608 Muñoz's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

1608 Muñoz ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]