2026 Cottrell

Summary

2026 Cottrell is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2026 Cottrell is credited with the discovery of Indiana Asteroid Program^[3].
• 2026 Cottrell's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2026 Cottrell's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Goethe Link Observatory^[5].
• Frederick Gardner Cottrell is named after 2026 Cottrell^[6].
• 2026 Cottrell followed Q146963^[7].
• 2026 Cottrell was followed by Q146980^[8].
• 2026 Cottrell's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2026 Cottrell's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2026 Cottrell's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 EL1^[11].
• 2026 Cottrell's provisional designation is recorded as 1955 FF^[12].
• 2026 Cottrell's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 TE1^[13].
• 2026 Cottrell's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1955-03-30T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 2026 Cottrell's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 2026 Cottrell's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.12'}^[16].
• 2026 Cottrell's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1151062'}^[17].
• 2026 Cottrell's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1160305928994343'}^[18].
• 2026 Cottrell's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.0'}^[19].
• 2026 Cottrell's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.13'}^[20].
• 2026 Cottrell's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.45052'}^[21].
• 2026 Cottrell's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.444765784500467'}^[22].
• 2026 Cottrell's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.83'}^[23].
• 2026 Cottrell's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1397.572094957215'}^[24].
• 2026 Cottrell's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+4.4994'}^[25].
• 2026 Cottrell's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+311.08508'}^[26].
• 2026 Cottrell's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+310.9453381652233'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2026 Cottrell's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Frederick Gardner Cottrell is named after 2026 Cottrell^[6].

Why It Matters

2026 Cottrell has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]