21270 Otokar

Summary

21270 Otokar is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 21270 Otokar is credited with the discovery of Jana Tichá^[3].
• 21270 Otokar is credited with the discovery of Miloš Tichý^[4].
• 21270 Otokar is credited with the discovery of Kleť Observatory^[5].
• 21270 Otokar's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 21270 Otokar's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kleť Observatory^[7].
• Otokar Březina is named after 21270 Otokar^[8].
• 21270 Otokar's follows is recorded as 21269 Bechini^[9].
• 21270 Otokar's followed by is recorded as (21271) 1996 RF33^[10].
• 21270 Otokar's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 21270 Otokar's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 21270 Otokar's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 OK^[13].
• 21270 Otokar's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-07-19T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 21270 Otokar's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7wjv^[15].
• 21270 Otokar's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20021270^[16].
• 21270 Otokar's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 21270 Otokar's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.22'}^[18].
• 21270 Otokar's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2246031'}^[19].
• 21270 Otokar's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.224183911395949'}^[20].
• 21270 Otokar's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.6'}^[21].
• 21270 Otokar's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.8'}^[22].
• 21270 Otokar's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.39608'}^[23].
• 21270 Otokar's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.396619699716852'}^[24].
• 21270 Otokar's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.26'}^[25].
• 21270 Otokar's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1190.224230507077'}^[26].
• 21270 Otokar's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+126.15055'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

21270 Otokar's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Otokar Březina is named after 21270 Otokar^[8].

Why It Matters

21270 Otokar ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]