1817 Katanga

Summary

1817 Katanga is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 33 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 1817 Katanga is credited with the discovery of Cyril V. Jackson^[3].
• 1817 Katanga's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 1817 Katanga's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Union Observatory^[5].
• Katanga Province is named after 1817 Katanga^[6].
• 1817 Katanga followed 1816 Liberia^[7].
• 1817 Katanga was followed by Q144243^[8].
• 1817 Katanga's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 1817 Katanga's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 1817 Katanga's provisional designation is recorded as 1928 KD^[11].
• 1817 Katanga's provisional designation is recorded as 1939 MB^[12].
• 1817 Katanga's provisional designation is recorded as 1950 NK^[13].
• 1817 Katanga's provisional designation is recorded as 1971 BG^[14].
• 1817 Katanga's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1939-06-20T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 1817 Katanga's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 1817 Katanga's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.19'}^[17].
• 1817 Katanga's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1917328'}^[18].
• 1817 Katanga's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1898797133084403'}^[19].
• 1817 Katanga's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.1'}^[20].
• 1817 Katanga's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.32'}^[21].
• 1817 Katanga's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+25.71332'}^[22].
• 1817 Katanga's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+25.70500151337414'}^[23].
• 1817 Katanga's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.65'}^[24].
• 1817 Katanga's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1335.300473072532'}^[25].
• 1817 Katanga's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+8.481'}^[26].
• 1817 Katanga's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+88.72149'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

1817 Katanga's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Katanga Province is named after 1817 Katanga^[6].

Why It Matters

1817 Katanga has Wikipedia articles in 33 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]