1812 Gilgamesh

Summary

1812 Gilgamesh is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 33 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 1812 Gilgamesh is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 1812 Gilgamesh is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 1812 Gilgamesh is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 1812 Gilgamesh is credited with the discovery of Palomar–Leiden survey^[6].
• 1812 Gilgamesh's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[7].
• 1812 Gilgamesh's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[8].
• Gilgamesh is named after 1812 Gilgamesh^[9].
• 1812 Gilgamesh's follows is recorded as Q144146^[10].
• 1812 Gilgamesh's followed by is recorded as Q487893^[11].
• 1812 Gilgamesh's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[12].
• 1812 Gilgamesh's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Gilgamesh symbol (fixed width).svg^[13].
• 1812 Gilgamesh's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[14].
• 1812 Gilgamesh's provisional designation is recorded as 1931 BD^[15].
• 1812 Gilgamesh's provisional designation is recorded as 1966 WA^[16].
• 1812 Gilgamesh's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 GF^[17].
• 1812 Gilgamesh's provisional designation is recorded as 4645 P-L^[18].
• 1812 Gilgamesh's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[19].
• 1812 Gilgamesh's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y2qq5^[20].
• 1812 Gilgamesh's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001812^[21].
• 1812 Gilgamesh's significant event is recorded as naming^[22].
• 1812 Gilgamesh's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.08'}^[23].
• 1812 Gilgamesh's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0836472'}^[24].
• 1812 Gilgamesh's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.08110049660612716'}^[25].
• 1812 Gilgamesh's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.5'}^[26].
• 1812 Gilgamesh's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.57'}^[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

1812 Gilgamesh has Wikipedia articles in 33 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]