172850 Coppens

Summary

172850 Coppens is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 172850 Coppens is credited with the discovery of Jean-Claude Merlin^[3].
• 172850 Coppens's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 172850 Coppens's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Tenagra II Observatory^[5].
• Yves Coppens is named after 172850 Coppens^[6].
• 172850 Coppens followed (172849) 2005 EN21^[7].
• 172850 Coppens was followed by (172851) 2005 EF28^[8].
• 172850 Coppens's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 172850 Coppens's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 172850 Coppens's provisional designation is recorded as 2003 YO173^[11].
• 172850 Coppens's provisional designation is recorded as 2005 EU27^[12].
• 172850 Coppens's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2005-03-03T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 172850 Coppens's significant event is recorded as naming^[14].
• 172850 Coppens's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.06'}^[15].
• 172850 Coppens's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.05170750731611008'}^[16].
• 172850 Coppens's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.7'}^[17].
• 172850 Coppens's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.66'}^[18].
• 172850 Coppens's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.8'}^[19].
• 172850 Coppens's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.784191797993111'}^[20].
• 172850 Coppens's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1725.752044813024'}^[21].
• 172850 Coppens's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+23.4'}^[22].
• 172850 Coppens's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+23.1874706515971'}^[23].
• 172850 Coppens's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.815701722512259'}^[24].
• 172850 Coppens's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.961294639929046'}^[25].
• 172850 Coppens's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.670108805095473'}^[26].
• 172850 Coppens's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+63.6'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

172850 Coppens's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Yves Coppens is named after 172850 Coppens^[6].

Why It Matters

172850 Coppens has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]