1743 Schmidt

Summary

1743 Schmidt is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 34 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 1743 Schmidt is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 1743 Schmidt is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 1743 Schmidt is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 1743 Schmidt is credited with the discovery of Palomar–Leiden survey^[6].
• 1743 Schmidt's image is recorded as 001743-asteroid shape model (1743) Schmidt.png^[7].
• 1743 Schmidt's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[8].
• 1743 Schmidt's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[9].
• Bernhard Schmidt is named after 1743 Schmidt^[10].
• 1743 Schmidt's follows is recorded as Q143096^[11].
• 1743 Schmidt's followed by is recorded as Q122010^[12].
• 1743 Schmidt's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[13].
• 1743 Schmidt's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[14].
• 1743 Schmidt's provisional designation is recorded as 1931 BJ^[15].
• 1743 Schmidt's provisional designation is recorded as 1939 CN^[16].
• 1743 Schmidt's provisional designation is recorded as 1943 EA^[17].
• 1743 Schmidt's provisional designation is recorded as 1947 GD^[18].
• 1743 Schmidt's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 JU^[19].
• 1743 Schmidt's provisional designation is recorded as 1952 QD^[20].
• 1743 Schmidt's provisional designation is recorded as 4109 P-L^[21].
• 1743 Schmidt's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[22].
• 1743 Schmidt's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08lqj5^[23].
• 1743 Schmidt's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001743^[24].
• 1743 Schmidt's significant event is recorded as naming^[25].
• 1743 Schmidt's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.13'}^[26].
• 1743 Schmidt's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1346298'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3], an astronomer^[28], 1920–2002^[29], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[30], specialised in astronomy^[31]; Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4], an astronomer^[32], 1921–2015^[33], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[34], specialised in astronomy^[35]; Tom Gehrels^[5], an astronomer^[36], 1925–2011^[37], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[38], awarded the Masursky Award^[39], specialised in astronomy^[40]; and Palomar–Leiden survey^[6], an astronomical survey^[41].

Why It Matters

1743 Schmidt has Wikipedia articles in 34 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]