1778 Alfvén

Summary

1778 Alfvén is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1778 Alfvén is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 1778 Alfvén is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 1778 Alfvén is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 1778 Alfvén is credited with the discovery of Palomar–Leiden survey^[6].
• 1778 Alfvén's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[7].
• 1778 Alfvén's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[8].
• Hannes Alfvén is named after 1778 Alfvén^[9].
• 1778 Alfvén's follows is recorded as Q143602^[10].
• 1778 Alfvén's followed by is recorded as 1779 Paraná^[11].
• 1778 Alfvén's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[12].
• 1778 Alfvén's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 1778 Alfvén's provisional designation is recorded as 1936 HK^[14].
• 1778 Alfvén's provisional designation is recorded as 1952 DD1^[15].
• 1778 Alfvén's provisional designation is recorded as 1958 FB^[16].
• 1778 Alfvén's provisional designation is recorded as 1959 NN^[17].
• 1778 Alfvén's provisional designation is recorded as 4506 P-L^[18].
• 1778 Alfvén's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-26T00:00:00Z^[19].
• 1778 Alfvén's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0406516^[20].
• 1778 Alfvén's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001778^[21].
• 1778 Alfvén's significant event is recorded as naming^[22].
• 1778 Alfvén's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}^[23].
• 1778 Alfvén's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1282030'}^[24].
• 1778 Alfvén's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1349072003832258'}^[25].
• 1778 Alfvén's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.8'}^[26].
• 1778 Alfvén's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.89'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

1778 Alfvén's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[7].

History and Context

Hannes Alfvén is named after 1778 Alfvén^[9].

Why It Matters

1778 Alfvén ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]