1766 Slipher

Summary

1766 Slipher is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 33 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 1766 Slipher is credited with the discovery of Indiana Asteroid Program^[3].
• 1766 Slipher's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 1766 Slipher's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Goethe Link Observatory^[5].
• Vesto Slipher is named after 1766 Slipher^[6].
• 1766 Slipher followed Q143415^[7].
• 1766 Slipher was followed by Q143440^[8].
• 1766 Slipher's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 1766 Slipher's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 1766 Slipher's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 UR^[11].
• 1766 Slipher's provisional designation is recorded as 1962 RF^[12].
• 1766 Slipher's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 RH5^[13].
• 1766 Slipher's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1962-09-07T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 1766 Slipher's asteroid spectral type is recorded as C-type asteroid^[15].
• 1766 Slipher's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 1766 Slipher's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09'}^[17].
• 1766 Slipher's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0884787'}^[18].
• 1766 Slipher's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0864890579781058'}^[19].
• 1766 Slipher's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.2'}^[20].
• 1766 Slipher's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.46'}^[21].
• 1766 Slipher's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.22853'}^[22].
• 1766 Slipher's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.233549136389748'}^[23].
• 1766 Slipher's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.56'}^[24].
• 1766 Slipher's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1665.567409280876'}^[25].
• 1766 Slipher's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+7.677'}^[26].
• 1766 Slipher's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+188.65616'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

1766 Slipher's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Vesto Slipher is named after 1766 Slipher^[6].

Why It Matters

1766 Slipher has Wikipedia articles in 33 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]