16498 Passau

Summary

16498 Passau is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 16498 Passau is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 16498 Passau's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 16498 Passau's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 16498 Passau's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Passau is named after 16498 Passau^[7].
• 16498 Passau's follows is recorded as 16497 Toinevermeylen^[8].
• 16498 Passau's followed by is recorded as (16499) 1990 SU9^[9].
• 16498 Passau's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 16498 Passau's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 16498 Passau's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 SF^[12].
• 16498 Passau's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 SX8^[13].
• 16498 Passau's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 MV8^[14].
• 16498 Passau's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-09-22T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 16498 Passau's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7y3q^[16].
• 16498 Passau's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20016498^[17].
• 16498 Passau's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 16498 Passau's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[19].
• 16498 Passau's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1064862'}^[20].
• 16498 Passau's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1034963337511623'}^[21].
• 16498 Passau's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.1'}^[22].
• 16498 Passau's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.15'}^[23].
• 16498 Passau's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+17.26899'}^[24].
• 16498 Passau's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+17.25556736698993'}^[25].
• 16498 Passau's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.61'}^[26].
• 16498 Passau's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1685.242657788229'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

16498 Passau's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Passau is named after 16498 Passau^[7].

Why It Matters

16498 Passau has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]