1722 Goffin

Summary

1722 Goffin is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 33 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 1722 Goffin is credited with the discovery of Eugène Joseph Delporte^[3].
• 1722 Goffin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 1722 Goffin's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Royal Observatory of Belgium^[5].
• Edwin Goffin is named after 1722 Goffin^[6].
• 1722 Goffin followed Q142830^[7].
• 1722 Goffin was followed by Q127164^[8].
• 1722 Goffin's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 1722 Goffin's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 1722 Goffin's provisional designation is recorded as 1938 EG^[11].
• 1722 Goffin's provisional designation is recorded as 1942 DJ^[12].
• 1722 Goffin's provisional designation is recorded as 1950 HK^[13].
• 1722 Goffin's provisional designation is recorded as 1952 SW^[14].
• 1722 Goffin's provisional designation is recorded as 1952 UQ^[15].
• 1722 Goffin's provisional designation is recorded as 1960 WB^[16].
• 1722 Goffin's provisional designation is recorded as 1964 UF^[17].
• 1722 Goffin's provisional designation is recorded as 1964 VD1^[18].
• 1722 Goffin's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1938-02-23T00:00:00Z^[19].
• 1722 Goffin's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 1722 Goffin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.050297'}^[21].
• 1722 Goffin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0490777'}^[22].
• 1722 Goffin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.050771832736833'}^[23].
• 1722 Goffin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.3'}^[24].
• 1722 Goffin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.15'}^[25].
• 1722 Goffin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.46630'}^[26].
• 1722 Goffin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.466392036691161'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

1722 Goffin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Edwin Goffin is named after 1722 Goffin^[6].

Why It Matters

1722 Goffin has Wikipedia articles in 33 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]