16809 Galápagos

Summary

16809 Galápagos is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 16809 Galápagos is credited with the discovery of Starkenburg Observatory^[3].
• 16809 Galápagos's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 16809 Galápagos's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Starkenburg Observatory^[5].
• Galapagos Islands is named after 16809 Galápagos^[6].
• 16809 Galápagos's follows is recorded as (16808) 1997 TV26^[7].
• 16809 Galápagos's followed by is recorded as Q2619906^[8].
• 16809 Galápagos's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 16809 Galápagos's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Galapagos symbol (fixed width).svg^[10].
• 16809 Galápagos's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 16809 Galápagos's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 US^[12].
• 16809 Galápagos's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 GC70^[13].
• 16809 Galápagos's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-10-21T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 16809 Galápagos's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0420zrs^[15].
• 16809 Galápagos's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20016809^[16].
• 16809 Galápagos's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 16809 Galápagos's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06'}^[18].
• 16809 Galápagos's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0628623'}^[19].
• 16809 Galápagos's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06394079548110136'}^[20].
• 16809 Galápagos's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}^[21].
• 16809 Galápagos's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[22].
• 16809 Galápagos's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.48'}^[23].
• 16809 Galápagos's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.62033'}^[24].
• 16809 Galápagos's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.61805330123091'}^[25].
• 16809 Galápagos's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.3'}^[26].
• 16809 Galápagos's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1569.79991878276'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

16809 Galápagos's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Galapagos Islands is named after 16809 Galápagos^[6].

Why It Matters

16809 Galápagos ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]