1809 Prometheus

Summary

1809 Prometheus is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 34 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 1809 Prometheus is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 1809 Prometheus is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 1809 Prometheus is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 1809 Prometheus is credited with the discovery of Palomar–Leiden survey^[6].
• 1809 Prometheus's image is recorded as 001809-asteroid shape model (1809) Prometheus.png^[7].
• 1809 Prometheus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[8].
• 1809 Prometheus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[9].
• Prometheus is named after 1809 Prometheus^[10].
• 1809 Prometheus's follows is recorded as Q144082^[11].
• 1809 Prometheus's followed by is recorded as Q144114^[12].
• 1809 Prometheus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[13].
• 1809 Prometheus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[14].
• 1809 Prometheus's provisional designation is recorded as 1943 EA1^[15].
• 1809 Prometheus's provisional designation is recorded as 1955 SW^[16].
• 1809 Prometheus's provisional designation is recorded as 1955 VA^[17].
• 1809 Prometheus's provisional designation is recorded as 1965 UR^[18].
• 1809 Prometheus's provisional designation is recorded as 2522 P-L^[19].
• 1809 Prometheus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[20].
• 1809 Prometheus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0285jw5^[21].
• 1809 Prometheus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001809^[22].
• 1809 Prometheus's significant event is recorded as naming^[23].
• 1809 Prometheus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.10'}^[24].
• 1809 Prometheus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1026342'}^[25].
• 1809 Prometheus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09898530114725658'}^[26].
• 1809 Prometheus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.7'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3], an astronomer^[28], 1920–2002^[29], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[30], specialised in astronomy^[31]; Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4], an astronomer^[32], 1921–2015^[33], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[34], specialised in astronomy^[35]; Tom Gehrels^[5], an astronomer^[36], 1925–2011^[37], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[38], awarded the Masursky Award^[39], specialised in astronomy^[40]; and Palomar–Leiden survey^[6], an astronomical survey^[41].

Why It Matters

1809 Prometheus has Wikipedia articles in 34 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]