1721 Wells

Summary

1721 Wells is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 32 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 1721 Wells is credited with the discovery of Indiana Asteroid Program^[3].
• 1721 Wells's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 1721 Wells's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Goethe Link Observatory^[5].
• Herman B Wells is named after 1721 Wells^[6].
• 1721 Wells followed Q142818^[7].
• 1721 Wells was followed by Q142837^[8].
• 1721 Wells's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 1721 Wells's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 1721 Wells's provisional designation is recorded as 1944 DA^[11].
• 1721 Wells's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 TD3^[12].
• 1721 Wells's provisional designation is recorded as 1958 QE^[13].
• 1721 Wells's provisional designation is recorded as A905 CG^[14].
• 1721 Wells's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1953-10-03T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 1721 Wells's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 1721 Wells's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.05'}^[17].
• 1721 Wells's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0481980'}^[18].
• 1721 Wells's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.05035438609811367'}^[19].
• 1721 Wells's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.9'}^[20].
• 1721 Wells's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.8'}^[21].
• 1721 Wells's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.18'}^[22].
• 1721 Wells's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+16.122'}^[23].
• 1721 Wells's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+16.11931'}^[24].
• 1721 Wells's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+16.12385687015398'}^[25].
• 1721 Wells's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.58'}^[26].
• 1721 Wells's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2038.306972410651'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

1721 Wells's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Herman B Wells is named after 1721 Wells^[6].

Why It Matters

1721 Wells has Wikipedia articles in 32 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]