1961 Dufour

Summary

1961 Dufour is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 1961 Dufour is credited with the discovery of Paul Wild^[3].
• 1961 Dufour's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 1961 Dufour's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Zimmerwald Observatory^[5].
• Guillaume Henri Dufour is named after 1961 Dufour^[6].
• 1961 Dufour followed Q146388^[7].
• 1961 Dufour was followed by Q146407^[8].
• 1961 Dufour's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 1961 Dufour's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 1961 Dufour's provisional designation is recorded as 1927 UM^[11].
• 1961 Dufour's provisional designation is recorded as 1952 BQ1^[12].
• 1961 Dufour's provisional designation is recorded as 1962 YG^[13].
• 1961 Dufour's provisional designation is recorded as 1969 AH^[14].
• 1961 Dufour's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 SY3^[15].
• 1961 Dufour's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 WA^[16].
• 1961 Dufour's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-11-19T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 1961 Dufour's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 1961 Dufour's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.12'}^[19].
• 1961 Dufour's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1243785'}^[20].
• 1961 Dufour's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1264870498752277'}^[21].
• 1961 Dufour's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.7'}^[22].
• 1961 Dufour's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.82'}^[23].
• 1961 Dufour's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.64929'}^[24].
• 1961 Dufour's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.648710644260404'}^[25].
• 1961 Dufour's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.7'}^[26].
• 1961 Dufour's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2081.88759264187'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

1961 Dufour's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Guillaume Henri Dufour is named after 1961 Dufour^[6].

Why It Matters

1961 Dufour has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]