2160 Spitzer

Summary

2160 Spitzer is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 32 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2160 Spitzer is credited with the discovery of Indiana Asteroid Program^[3].
• 2160 Spitzer's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2160 Spitzer's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Goethe Link Observatory^[5].
• Lyman Spitzer is named after 2160 Spitzer^[6].
• 2160 Spitzer followed 2159 Kukkamäki^[7].
• 2160 Spitzer was followed by Q508537^[8].
• 2160 Spitzer's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2160 Spitzer's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2160 Spitzer's provisional designation is recorded as 1956 RL^[11].
• 2160 Spitzer's provisional designation is recorded as 1956 SJ^[12].
• 2160 Spitzer's provisional designation is recorded as 1966 RN^[13].
• 2160 Spitzer's provisional designation is recorded as 1971 UV1^[14].
• 2160 Spitzer's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 SX2^[15].
• 2160 Spitzer's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1956-09-07T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 2160 Spitzer's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 2160 Spitzer's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.10'}^[18].
• 2160 Spitzer's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1010941'}^[19].
• 2160 Spitzer's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09761080482713858'}^[20].
• 2160 Spitzer's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.0'}^[21].
• 2160 Spitzer's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.21'}^[22].
• 2160 Spitzer's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.85862'}^[23].
• 2160 Spitzer's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.86168757598649'}^[24].
• 2160 Spitzer's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.93'}^[25].
• 2160 Spitzer's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1802.443772784182'}^[26].
• 2160 Spitzer's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+5.9'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2160 Spitzer's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Lyman Spitzer is named after 2160 Spitzer^[6].

Why It Matters

2160 Spitzer has Wikipedia articles in 32 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]