1810 Epimetheus

Summary

1810 Epimetheus is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 34 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 1810 Epimetheus is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 1810 Epimetheus is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 1810 Epimetheus is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 1810 Epimetheus is credited with the discovery of Palomar–Leiden survey^[6].
• 1810 Epimetheus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[7].
• 1810 Epimetheus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[8].
• Epimetheus is named after 1810 Epimetheus^[9].
• 1810 Epimetheus's follows is recorded as Q144089^[10].
• 1810 Epimetheus's followed by is recorded as Q144146^[11].
• 1810 Epimetheus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[12].
• 1810 Epimetheus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 1810 Epimetheus's provisional designation is recorded as 1942 FS^[14].
• 1810 Epimetheus's provisional designation is recorded as 1950 SC^[15].
• 1810 Epimetheus's provisional designation is recorded as 1957 WC1^[16].
• 1810 Epimetheus's provisional designation is recorded as 1962 GC^[17].
• 1810 Epimetheus's provisional designation is recorded as 1970 SS^[18].
• 1810 Epimetheus's provisional designation is recorded as 4196 P-L^[19].
• 1810 Epimetheus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[20].
• 1810 Epimetheus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03422j^[21].
• 1810 Epimetheus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001810^[22].
• 1810 Epimetheus's significant event is recorded as naming^[23].
• 1810 Epimetheus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09'}^[24].
• 1810 Epimetheus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0917382'}^[25].
• 1810 Epimetheus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09204461082435605'}^[26].
• 1810 Epimetheus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.6'}^[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

1810 Epimetheus has Wikipedia articles in 34 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]