1747 Wright

Summary

1747 Wright is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1747 Wright is credited with the discovery of Carl A. Wirtanen^[3].
• 1747 Wright's image is recorded as 1747Wright (Lightcurve Inversion).png^[4].
• 1747 Wright's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 1747 Wright's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Lick Observatory^[6].
• William Hammond Wright is named after 1747 Wright^[7].
• 1747 Wright's follows is recorded as Q143149^[8].
• 1747 Wright's followed by is recorded as Q143168^[9].
• 1747 Wright's minor planet group is recorded as Mars-crossing asteroid^[10].
• 1747 Wright's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 1747 Wright's Commons category is recorded as 1747 Wright^[12].
• 1747 Wright's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 1747 Wright's provisional designation is recorded as 1947 NH^[14].
• 1747 Wright's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1947-07-14T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 1747 Wright's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yl1my^[16].
• 1747 Wright's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001747^[17].
• 1747 Wright's asteroid spectral type is recorded as A-type asteroid^[18].
• 1747 Wright's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[19].
• 1747 Wright's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 1747 Wright's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[21].
• 1747 Wright's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1103802'}^[22].
• 1747 Wright's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1104440367078697'}^[23].
• 1747 Wright's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.35'}^[24].
• 1747 Wright's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.55'}^[25].
• 1747 Wright's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+21.41655'}^[26].
• 1747 Wright's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+21.41999843880968'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

1747 Wright's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

William Hammond Wright is named after 1747 Wright^[7].

Why It Matters

1747 Wright ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]