1931 Čapek

Summary

1931 Čapek is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1931 Čapek is credited with the discovery of Luboš Kohoutek^[3].
• 1931 Čapek's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 1931 Čapek's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Hamburg-Bergedorf Observatory^[5].
• Karel Čapek is named after 1931 Čapek^[6].
• 1931 Čapek's follows is recorded as 1930 Lucifer^[7].
• 1931 Čapek's followed by is recorded as Q146128^[8].
• 1931 Čapek's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 1931 Čapek's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 1931 Čapek's provisional designation is recorded as 1957 TK^[11].
• 1931 Čapek's provisional designation is recorded as 1969 PB^[12].
• 1931 Čapek's provisional designation is recorded as 1969 QB^[13].
• 1931 Čapek's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1969-08-22T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 1931 Čapek's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03qk88c^[15].
• 1931 Čapek's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001931^[16].
• 1931 Čapek's asteroid spectral type is recorded as C-type asteroid^[17].
• 1931 Čapek's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 1931 Čapek's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.27'}^[19].
• 1931 Čapek's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2717038'}^[20].
• 1931 Čapek's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2717138198903016'}^[21].
• 1931 Čapek's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.0'}^[22].
• 1931 Čapek's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.04'}^[23].
• 1931 Čapek's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.26172'}^[24].
• 1931 Čapek's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.263647882080315'}^[25].
• 1931 Čapek's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.05'}^[26].
• 1931 Čapek's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1479.779737329676'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

1931 Čapek's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Karel Čapek is named after 1931 Čapek^[6].

Why It Matters

1931 Čapek ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]