2196 Ellicott

Summary

2196 Ellicott is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2196 Ellicott is credited with the discovery of Indiana Asteroid Program^[3].
• 2196 Ellicott's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2196 Ellicott's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Goethe Link Observatory^[5].
• Andrew Ellicott Douglass is named after 2196 Ellicott^[6].
• 2196 Ellicott's follows is recorded as 2195 Tengström^[7].
• 2196 Ellicott's followed by is recorded as 2197 Shanghai^[8].
• 2196 Ellicott's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2196 Ellicott's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[10].
• 2196 Ellicott's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 2196 Ellicott's provisional designation is recorded as 1934 GG^[12].
• 2196 Ellicott's provisional designation is recorded as 1947 FF^[13].
• 2196 Ellicott's provisional designation is recorded as 1948 LD^[14].
• 2196 Ellicott's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 YD2^[15].
• 2196 Ellicott's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 FF1^[16].
• 2196 Ellicott's provisional designation is recorded as 1954 JN^[17].
• 2196 Ellicott's provisional designation is recorded as 1954 KN^[18].
• 2196 Ellicott's provisional designation is recorded as 1965 BC^[19].
• 2196 Ellicott's provisional designation is recorded as 1966 FC^[20].
• 2196 Ellicott's provisional designation is recorded as 1969 TM5^[21].
• 2196 Ellicott's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 FL^[22].
• 2196 Ellicott's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 UH4^[23].
• 2196 Ellicott's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 YQ4^[24].
• 2196 Ellicott's provisional designation is recorded as A906 VJ^[25].
• 2196 Ellicott's provisional designation is recorded as A911 QC^[26].
• 2196 Ellicott's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1965-01-29T00:00:00Z^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2196 Ellicott's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Andrew Ellicott Douglass is named after 2196 Ellicott^[6].

Why It Matters

2196 Ellicott ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]