1888 Zu Chong-Zhi

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Summary

1888 Zu Chong-Zhi is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 1888 Zu Chong-Zhi is credited with the discovery of Purple Mountain Observatory[3].
  • 1888 Zu Chong-Zhi's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 1888 Zu Chong-Zhi's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Purple Mountain Observatory[5].
  • Zu Chongzhi is named after 1888 Zu Chong-Zhi[6].
  • 1888 Zu Chong-Zhi followed 1887 Virton[7].
  • 1888 Zu Chong-Zhi was followed by 1889 Pakhmutova[8].
  • 1888 Zu Chong-Zhi's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • 1888 Zu Chong-Zhi's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • 1888 Zu Chong-Zhi's provisional designation is recorded as 1931 TR[11].
  • 1888 Zu Chong-Zhi's provisional designation is recorded as 1941 CB[12].
  • 1888 Zu Chong-Zhi's provisional designation is recorded as 1941 DD[13].
  • 1888 Zu Chong-Zhi's provisional designation is recorded as 1964 VO1[14].
  • 1888 Zu Chong-Zhi's provisional designation is recorded as 1968 UU1[15].
  • 1888 Zu Chong-Zhi's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 TR4[16].
  • 1888 Zu Chong-Zhi's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 VT[17].
  • 1888 Zu Chong-Zhi's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 9, 1964[18].
  • 1888 Zu Chong-Zhi's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid[19].
  • 1888 Zu Chong-Zhi's significant event is recorded as naming[20].
  • 1888 Zu Chong-Zhi's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.167876'}[21].
  • 1888 Zu Chong-Zhi's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1670397'}[22].
  • 1888 Zu Chong-Zhi's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.169792623564812'}[23].
  • 1888 Zu Chong-Zhi's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.8'}[24].
  • 1888 Zu Chong-Zhi's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.89'}[25].
  • 1888 Zu Chong-Zhi's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.85974'}[26].
  • 1888 Zu Chong-Zhi's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.852772507913203'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

1888 Zu Chong-Zhi's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Origins

Zu Chongzhi is named after 1888 Zu Chong-Zhi[6].

Why It Matters

1888 Zu Chong-Zhi has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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