1745 Ferguson

Summary

1745 Ferguson is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 33 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 1745 Ferguson is credited with the discovery of John E. Willis^[3].
• 1745 Ferguson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 1745 Ferguson's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Old Naval Observatory^[5].
• James Ferguson is named after 1745 Ferguson^[6].
• 1745 Ferguson followed Q122010^[7].
• 1745 Ferguson was followed by Q143149^[8].
• 1745 Ferguson's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 1745 Ferguson's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 1745 Ferguson's provisional designation is recorded as 1941 SY1^[11].
• 1745 Ferguson's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 WN1^[12].
• 1745 Ferguson's provisional designation is recorded as 1954 LA^[13].
• 1745 Ferguson's provisional designation is recorded as 1955 QC1^[14].
• 1745 Ferguson's provisional designation is recorded as 1965 UT1^[15].
• 1745 Ferguson's provisional designation is recorded as 9584 P-L^[16].
• 1745 Ferguson's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1941-09-17T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 1745 Ferguson's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 1745 Ferguson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.06'}^[19].
• 1745 Ferguson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0573528'}^[20].
• 1745 Ferguson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0562656875812336'}^[21].
• 1745 Ferguson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.9'}^[22].
• 1745 Ferguson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.82'}^[23].
• 1745 Ferguson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.25603'}^[24].
• 1745 Ferguson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.257539161916589'}^[25].
• 1745 Ferguson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.8'}^[26].
• 1745 Ferguson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1752.917207577091'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

1745 Ferguson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

James Ferguson is named after 1745 Ferguson^[6].

Why It Matters

1745 Ferguson has Wikipedia articles in 33 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]