2128 Wetherill

Summary

2128 Wetherill is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2128 Wetherill is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin^[3].
• 2128 Wetherill's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2128 Wetherill's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[5].
• George Wetherill is named after 2128 Wetherill^[6].
• 2128 Wetherill followed 2127 Tanya^[7].
• 2128 Wetherill was followed by Q147687^[8].
• 2128 Wetherill's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2128 Wetherill's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2128 Wetherill's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 SB^[11].
• 2128 Wetherill's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 TS^[12].
• 2128 Wetherill's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-09-26T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 2128 Wetherill's significant event is recorded as naming^[14].
• 2128 Wetherill's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.38'}^[15].
• 2128 Wetherill's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.3783764'}^[16].
• 2128 Wetherill's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.3798006194040618'}^[17].
• 2128 Wetherill's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.3'}^[18].
• 2128 Wetherill's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.43'}^[19].
• 2128 Wetherill's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+16.87275'}^[20].
• 2128 Wetherill's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+16.88298159515684'}^[21].
• 2128 Wetherill's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.53'}^[22].
• 2128 Wetherill's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1651.118928421676'}^[23].
• 2128 Wetherill's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+358.42780'}^[24].
• 2128 Wetherill's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+358.3243460886263'}^[25].
• 2128 Wetherill's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.7375982'}^[26].
• 2128 Wetherill's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.733925145935209'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2128 Wetherill's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

George Wetherill is named after 2128 Wetherill^[6].

Why It Matters

2128 Wetherill has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]