2197 Shanghai

Summary

2197 Shanghai is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2197 Shanghai is credited with the discovery of Purple Mountain Observatory^[3].
• 2197 Shanghai's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2197 Shanghai's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Purple Mountain Observatory^[5].
• Shanghai is named after 2197 Shanghai^[6].
• 2197 Shanghai's follows is recorded as 2196 Ellicott^[7].
• 2197 Shanghai's followed by is recorded as 2198 Ceplecha^[8].
• 2197 Shanghai's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2197 Shanghai's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2197 Shanghai's provisional designation is recorded as 1942 VN^[11].
• 2197 Shanghai's provisional designation is recorded as 1955 DA^[12].
• 2197 Shanghai's provisional designation is recorded as 1964 UN^[13].
• 2197 Shanghai's provisional designation is recorded as 1965 YN^[14].
• 2197 Shanghai's provisional designation is recorded as 1967 JT^[15].
• 2197 Shanghai's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 SD^[16].
• 2197 Shanghai's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1965-12-30T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 2197 Shanghai's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygf55^[18].
• 2197 Shanghai's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002197^[19].
• 2197 Shanghai's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 2197 Shanghai's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.12'}^[21].
• 2197 Shanghai's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1279537'}^[22].
• 2197 Shanghai's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1304725400937641'}^[23].
• 2197 Shanghai's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.4'}^[24].
• 2197 Shanghai's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.67'}^[25].
• 2197 Shanghai's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.49507'}^[26].
• 2197 Shanghai's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.494264411388474'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2197 Shanghai's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Shanghai is named after 2197 Shanghai^[6].

Why It Matters

2197 Shanghai ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]