21047 Hodierna

Summary

21047 Hodierna is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 21047 Hodierna is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 21047 Hodierna's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 21047 Hodierna's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 21047 Hodierna's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Giovan Battista Hodierna is named after 21047 Hodierna^[7].
• 21047 Hodierna followed (21046) 1990 SH3^[8].
• 21047 Hodierna was followed by (21048) 1990 SV9^[9].
• 21047 Hodierna's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 21047 Hodierna's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[11].
• 21047 Hodierna's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 21047 Hodierna's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 SE5^[13].
• 21047 Hodierna's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 SS60^[14].
• 21047 Hodierna's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-09-22T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 21047 Hodierna's asteroid family is recorded as Hilda group^[16].
• 21047 Hodierna's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 21047 Hodierna's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[18].
• 21047 Hodierna's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1752964'}^[19].
• 21047 Hodierna's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1766654754777161'}^[20].
• 21047 Hodierna's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.9'}^[21].
• 21047 Hodierna's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.07'}^[22].
• 21047 Hodierna's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.49212'}^[23].
• 21047 Hodierna's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.497186739036509'}^[24].
• 21047 Hodierna's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+7.94'}^[25].
• 21047 Hodierna's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2889.984308487686'}^[26].
• 21047 Hodierna's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+52.25162'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

21047 Hodierna's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Giovan Battista Hodierna is named after 21047 Hodierna^[7].

Why It Matters

21047 Hodierna has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]