2046 Leningrad

Summary

2046 Leningrad is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2046 Leningrad is credited with the discovery of Tamara Smirnova^[3].
• 2046 Leningrad's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2046 Leningrad's instance of is recorded as small Solar System body^[5].
• 2046 Leningrad's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Crimean Astrophysical Observatory^[6].
• Saint Petersburg is named after 2046 Leningrad^[7].
• 2046 Leningrad's follows is recorded as Q147138^[8].
• 2046 Leningrad's followed by is recorded as Q130055^[9].
• 2046 Leningrad's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 2046 Leningrad's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Leningrad symbol (fixed width).svg^[11].
• 2046 Leningrad's Commons category is recorded as 2046 Leningrad^[12].
• 2046 Leningrad's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 2046 Leningrad's provisional designation is recorded as 1929 VK^[14].
• 2046 Leningrad's provisional designation is recorded as 1934 RK^[15].
• 2046 Leningrad's provisional designation is recorded as 1940 UF^[16].
• 2046 Leningrad's provisional designation is recorded as 1955 HN^[17].
• 2046 Leningrad's provisional designation is recorded as 1957 YV^[18].
• 2046 Leningrad's provisional designation is recorded as 1968 UD1^[19].
• 2046 Leningrad's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 QS^[20].
• 2046 Leningrad's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 SH3^[21].
• 2046 Leningrad's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1968-10-22T00:00:00Z^[22].
• 2046 Leningrad's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y73d8^[23].
• 2046 Leningrad's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002046^[24].
• 2046 Leningrad's significant event is recorded as naming^[25].
• 2046 Leningrad's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[26].
• 2046 Leningrad's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1798033'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include asteroid^[4] and small Solar System body^[5].

History and Context

Saint Petersburg is named after 2046 Leningrad^[7].

Why It Matters

2046 Leningrad ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]