2045 Peking

Summary

2045 Peking is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 34 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2045 Peking is credited with the discovery of Purple Mountain Observatory^[3].
• 2045 Peking's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2045 Peking's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Purple Mountain Observatory^[5].
• Beijing is named after 2045 Peking^[6].
• 2045 Peking followed 2044 Wirt^[7].
• 2045 Peking was followed by 2046 Leningrad^[8].
• 2045 Peking's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2045 Peking's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2045 Peking's provisional designation is recorded as 1944 DJ^[11].
• 2045 Peking's provisional designation is recorded as 1949 ST^[12].
• 2045 Peking's provisional designation is recorded as 1964 TB1^[13].
• 2045 Peking's provisional designation is recorded as 1964 US^[14].
• 2045 Peking's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 AE^[15].
• 2045 Peking's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 TC^[16].
• 2045 Peking's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1964-10-08T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 2045 Peking's asteroid spectral type is recorded as V-type asteroid^[18].
• 2045 Peking's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 2045 Peking's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.06'}^[20].
• 2045 Peking's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0557434'}^[21].
• 2045 Peking's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.05493361798216709'}^[22].
• 2045 Peking's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.0'}^[23].
• 2045 Peking's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.15'}^[24].
• 2045 Peking's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.90585'}^[25].
• 2045 Peking's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.897252001072524'}^[26].
• 2045 Peking's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.67'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2045 Peking's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Beijing is named after 2045 Peking^[6].

Why It Matters

2045 Peking has Wikipedia articles in 34 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]