2138 Swissair

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q147728
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2138 Swissair

Summary

2138 Swissair is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 2138 Swissair is credited with the discovery of Paul Wild[3].
  • 2138 Swissair's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 2138 Swissair's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Zimmerwald Observatory[5].
  • Swissair is named after 2138 Swissair[6].
  • 2138 Swissair followed Q650040[7].
  • 2138 Swissair was followed by Q370250[8].
  • 2138 Swissair's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • 2138 Swissair's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • 2138 Swissair's provisional designation is recorded as 1938 OH[11].
  • 2138 Swissair's provisional designation is recorded as 1942 JD[12].
  • 2138 Swissair's provisional designation is recorded as 1946 GA[13].
  • 2138 Swissair's provisional designation is recorded as 1968 HB[14].
  • 2138 Swissair's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 KE[15].
  • 2138 Swissair's provisional designation is recorded as 2016 FV5[16].
  • 2138 Swissair's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1968-04-17T00:00:00Z[17].
  • 2138 Swissair's significant event is recorded as naming[18].
  • 2138 Swissair's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07'}[19].
  • 2138 Swissair's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0654235'}[20].
  • 2138 Swissair's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.06873808390992846'}[21].
  • 2138 Swissair's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.5'}[22].
  • 2138 Swissair's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.62'}[23].
  • 2138 Swissair's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.92508'}[24].
  • 2138 Swissair's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.928115795291298'}[25].
  • 2138 Swissair's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.4'}[26].
  • 2138 Swissair's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1607.40504634981'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2138 Swissair's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Origins

Swissair is named after 2138 Swissair[6].

Why It Matters

2138 Swissair has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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