1661 Granule

Summary

1661 Granule is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 34 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 1661 Granule is credited with the discovery of Max Wolf^[3].
• 1661 Granule's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 1661 Granule's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory^[5].
• 1661 Granule followed Q142021^[6].
• 1661 Granule was followed by Q142042^[7].
• 1661 Granule's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 1661 Granule's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 1661 Granule's provisional designation is recorded as 1936 PM^[10].
• 1661 Granule's provisional designation is recorded as 1949 QG1^[11].
• 1661 Granule's provisional designation is recorded as 1949 SJ^[12].
• 1661 Granule's provisional designation is recorded as 1961 DB^[13].
• 1661 Granule's provisional designation is recorded as A916 FA^[14].
• 1661 Granule's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1916-03-31T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 1661 Granule's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 1661 Granule's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.090999'}^[17].
• 1661 Granule's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0907586'}^[18].
• 1661 Granule's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09014336854079558'}^[19].
• 1661 Granule's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.9'}^[20].
• 1661 Granule's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.07'}^[21].
• 1661 Granule's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.03587'}^[22].
• 1661 Granule's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.036347605048427'}^[23].
• 1661 Granule's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.23'}^[24].
• 1661 Granule's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1178.518229590643'}^[25].
• 1661 Granule's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+24.0'}^[26].
• 1661 Granule's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+261.68756'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

1661 Granule's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

1661 Granule has Wikipedia articles in 34 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]