1708 Pólit

Summary

1708 Pólit is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1708 Pólit is credited with the discovery of Josep Comas i Solà^[3].
• 1708 Pólit's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 1708 Pólit's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Fabra Observatory^[5].
• Isidro Pólit is named after 1708 Pólit^[6].
• 1708 Pólit's follows is recorded as Q142649^[7].
• 1708 Pólit's followed by is recorded as 1709 Ukraina^[8].
• 1708 Pólit's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 1708 Pólit's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 1708 Pólit's provisional designation is recorded as 1929 XA^[11].
• 1708 Pólit's provisional designation is recorded as 1934 XF^[12].
• 1708 Pólit's provisional designation is recorded as 1939 YB^[13].
• 1708 Pólit's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1929-12-01T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 1708 Pólit's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04g04kt^[15].
• 1708 Pólit's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001708^[16].
• 1708 Pólit's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 1708 Pólit's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3076491'}^[18].
• 1708 Pólit's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3080353630389285'}^[19].
• 1708 Pólit's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.7'}^[20].
• 1708 Pólit's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.74'}^[21].
• 1708 Pólit's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.04409'}^[22].
• 1708 Pólit's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.044313635789552'}^[23].
• 1708 Pólit's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.97'}^[24].
• 1708 Pólit's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1813.991856581924'}^[25].
• 1708 Pólit's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+7.52'}^[26].
• 1708 Pólit's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+192.21098'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

1708 Pólit's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Isidro Pólit is named after 1708 Pólit^[6].

Why It Matters

1708 Pólit ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]