1779 Paraná

Summary

1779 Paraná is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1779 Paraná is credited with the discovery of Miguel Itzigsohn^[3].
• 1779 Paraná's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 1779 Paraná's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Plata Astronomical Observatory^[5].
• Paraná River is named after 1779 Paraná^[6].
• 1779 Paraná's follows is recorded as 1778 Alfvén^[7].
• 1779 Paraná's followed by is recorded as Q143649^[8].
• 1779 Paraná's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 1779 Paraná's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 1779 Paraná's provisional designation is recorded as 1950 LZ^[11].
• 1779 Paraná's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 SF8^[12].
• 1779 Paraná's provisional designation is recorded as 6116 P-L^[13].
• 1779 Paraná's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1950-06-15T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 1779 Paraná's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04f_jmg^[15].
• 1779 Paraná's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001779^[16].
• 1779 Paraná's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 1779 Paraná's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}^[18].
• 1779 Paraná's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1611071'}^[19].
• 1779 Paraná's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1606646678949117'}^[20].
• 1779 Paraná's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.1'}^[21].
• 1779 Paraná's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.25'}^[22].
• 1779 Paraná's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.89889'}^[23].
• 1779 Paraná's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.8986161501776251'}^[24].
• 1779 Paraná's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.21'}^[25].
• 1779 Paraná's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1172.718744939404'}^[26].
• 1779 Paraná's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+254.42513'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

1779 Paraná's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Paraná River is named after 1779 Paraná^[6].

Why It Matters

1779 Paraná 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 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]