2044 Wirt

Summary

2044 Wirt is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2044 Wirt is credited with the discovery of Carl A. Wirtanen^[3].
• 2044 Wirt's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2044 Wirt's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Lick Observatory^[5].
• Carl A. Wirtanen is named after 2044 Wirt^[6].
• 2044 Wirt's follows is recorded as Q147113^[7].
• 2044 Wirt's followed by is recorded as Q147138^[8].
• 2044 Wirt's minor planet group is recorded as Mars-crossing asteroid^[9].
• 2044 Wirt's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 2044 Wirt's Commons category is recorded as 2044 Wirt^[11].
• 2044 Wirt's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 2044 Wirt's provisional designation is recorded as 1950 VE^[13].
• 2044 Wirt's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1950-11-08T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 2044 Wirt's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yl0cp^[15].
• 2044 Wirt's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002044^[16].
• 2044 Wirt's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 2044 Wirt's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.34'}^[18].
• 2044 Wirt's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3438123'}^[19].
• 2044 Wirt's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3451106558731657'}^[20].
• 2044 Wirt's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.1'}^[21].
• 2044 Wirt's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.13'}^[22].
• 2044 Wirt's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.97480'}^[23].
• 2044 Wirt's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.97226030988719'}^[24].
• 2044 Wirt's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.67'}^[25].
• 2044 Wirt's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1341.168382204915'}^[26].
• 2044 Wirt's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+3.6898'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2044 Wirt's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Carl A. Wirtanen is named after 2044 Wirt^[6].

Why It Matters

2044 Wirt ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]