1997 Leverrier

Summary

1997 Leverrier is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1997 Leverrier is credited with the discovery of Indiana Asteroid Program^[3].
• 1997 Leverrier's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 1997 Leverrier's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Goethe Link Observatory^[5].
• Urbain Le Verrier is named after 1997 Leverrier^[6].
• 1997 Leverrier's follows is recorded as 1996 Adams^[7].
• 1997 Leverrier's followed by is recorded as Q146613^[8].
• 1997 Leverrier's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 1997 Leverrier's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Leverrier symbol (fixed width).svg^[10].
• 1997 Leverrier's Commons category is recorded as 1997 Leverrier^[11].
• 1997 Leverrier's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 1997 Leverrier's provisional designation is recorded as 1940 SF^[13].
• 1997 Leverrier's provisional designation is recorded as 1950 TS3^[14].
• 1997 Leverrier's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 QB^[15].
• 1997 Leverrier's provisional designation is recorded as 1963 RC^[16].
• 1997 Leverrier's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 SX4^[17].
• 1997 Leverrier's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 UF^[18].
• 1997 Leverrier's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1963-09-14T00:00:00Z^[19].
• 1997 Leverrier's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0f2955^[20].
• 1997 Leverrier's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001997^[21].
• 1997 Leverrier's significant event is recorded as naming^[22].
• 1997 Leverrier's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.21'}^[23].
• 1997 Leverrier's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2064769'}^[24].
• 1997 Leverrier's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2060190823581621'}^[25].
• 1997 Leverrier's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.3'}^[26].
• 1997 Leverrier's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.2'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

1997 Leverrier's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Urbain Le Verrier is named after 1997 Leverrier^[6].

Why It Matters

1997 Leverrier ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]