2099 Öpik

Summary

2099 Öpik is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2099 Öpik is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin^[3].
• 2099 Öpik is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 2099 Öpik's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 2099 Öpik's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• Ernst Öpik is named after 2099 Öpik^[7].
• 2099 Öpik's follows is recorded as Q844731^[8].
• 2099 Öpik's followed by is recorded as 2100 Ra-Shalom^[9].
• 2099 Öpik's minor planet group is recorded as Mars-crossing asteroid^[10].
• 2099 Öpik's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 2099 Öpik's Commons category is recorded as 2099 Öpik^[12].
• 2099 Öpik's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 2099 Öpik's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 UL2^[14].
• 2099 Öpik's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 VB^[15].
• 2099 Öpik's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1977-11-08T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 2099 Öpik's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cjy7d^[17].
• 2099 Öpik's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002099^[18].
• 2099 Öpik's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[19].
• 2099 Öpik's asteroid spectral type is recorded as C-type asteroid^[20].
• 2099 Öpik's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 2099 Öpik's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3622'}^[22].
• 2099 Öpik's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3608277'}^[23].
• 2099 Öpik's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3603684590521724'}^[24].
• 2099 Öpik's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.18'}^[25].
• 2099 Öpik's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.11'}^[26].
• 2099 Öpik's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+26.96783'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2099 Öpik's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Ernst Öpik is named after 2099 Öpik^[7].

Why It Matters

2099 Öpik ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]