1677 Tycho Brahe

Summary

1677 Tycho Brahe is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1677 Tycho Brahe is credited with the discovery of Yrjö Väisälä^[3].
• 1677 Tycho Brahe's image is recorded as 001677-asteroid shape model (1677) Tycho Brahe.png^[4].
• 1677 Tycho Brahe's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 1677 Tycho Brahe's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Iso-Heikkilä Observatory^[6].
• Tycho Brahe is named after 1677 Tycho Brahe^[7].
• 1677 Tycho Brahe's follows is recorded as Q142210^[8].
• 1677 Tycho Brahe's followed by is recorded as Q142236^[9].
• 1677 Tycho Brahe's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 1677 Tycho Brahe's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 1677 Tycho Brahe's provisional designation is recorded as 1928 SP^[12].
• 1677 Tycho Brahe's provisional designation is recorded as 1935 FL^[13].
• 1677 Tycho Brahe's provisional designation is recorded as 1940 RO^[14].
• 1677 Tycho Brahe's provisional designation is recorded as 1952 QN1^[15].
• 1677 Tycho Brahe's provisional designation is recorded as 1952 SD1^[16].
• 1677 Tycho Brahe's provisional designation is recorded as A916 UA^[17].
• 1677 Tycho Brahe's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1940-09-06T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 1677 Tycho Brahe's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03qhmpv^[19].
• 1677 Tycho Brahe's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001677^[20].
• 1677 Tycho Brahe's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 1677 Tycho Brahe's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[22].
• 1677 Tycho Brahe's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1075604'}^[23].
• 1677 Tycho Brahe's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1066906662918701'}^[24].
• 1677 Tycho Brahe's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.7'}^[25].
• 1677 Tycho Brahe's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.85512'}^[26].
• 1677 Tycho Brahe's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.8594602518818'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

1677 Tycho Brahe's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Tycho Brahe is named after 1677 Tycho Brahe^[7].

Why It Matters

1677 Tycho Brahe ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]