2061 Anza

Summary

2061 Anza is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2061 Anza is credited with the discovery of Henry L. Giclas^[3].
• 2061 Anza's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2061 Anza's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[5].
• 2061 Anza's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Lowell Observatory^[6].
• Juan Bautista de Anza is named after 2061 Anza^[7].
• 2061 Anza's follows is recorded as 2060 Chiron^[8].
• 2061 Anza's followed by is recorded as 2062 Aten^[9].
• 2061 Anza's minor planet group is recorded as Amor asteroid^[10].
• 2061 Anza's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 2061 Anza's Commons category is recorded as 2061 Anza^[12].
• 2061 Anza's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 2061 Anza's provisional designation is recorded as 1960 UA^[14].
• 2061 Anza's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-10-22T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 2061 Anza's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0t73^[16].
• 2061 Anza's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002061^[17].
• 2061 Anza's asteroid spectral type is recorded as T-type asteroid^[18].
• 2061 Anza's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 2061 Anza's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.537'}^[20].
• 2061 Anza's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.5354830'}^[21].
• 2061 Anza's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.5355996705135041'}^[22].
• 2061 Anza's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.56'}^[23].
• 2061 Anza's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.7'}^[24].
• 2061 Anza's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.79826'}^[25].
• 2061 Anza's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.800470384812356'}^[26].
• 2061 Anza's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.41'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include asteroid^[4] and near-Earth object^[5].

History and Context

Juan Bautista de Anza is named after 2061 Anza^[7].

Why It Matters

2061 Anza ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]