21P/Giacobini–Zinner

Summary

21P/Giacobini–Zinner is a periodic comet^[1]. 21P/Giacobini–Zinner ranks in the top 4% of periodic_comet entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 21P/Giacobini–Zinner is credited with the discovery of Michel Giacobini^[3].
• 21P/Giacobini–Zinner is credited with the discovery of Ernst Zinner^[4].
• 21P/Giacobini–Zinner's image is recorded as Comet 21P Giacobini-Zinner.jpg^[5].
• 21P/Giacobini–Zinner's instance of is recorded as periodic comet^[6].
• 21P/Giacobini–Zinner's instance of is recorded as Jupiter-family comet^[7].
• 21P/Giacobini–Zinner's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[8].
• 21P/Giacobini–Zinner's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh93000889^[9].
• 21P/Giacobini–Zinner's Commons category is recorded as Comet Giacobini-Zinner^[10].
• 21P/Giacobini–Zinner's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 21P/Giacobini–Zinner's child astronomical body is recorded as Draconids^[12].
• 21P/Giacobini–Zinner's provisional designation is recorded as 1991m^[13].
• 21P/Giacobini–Zinner's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 XIII^[14].
• 21P/Giacobini–Zinner's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 III^[15].
• 21P/Giacobini–Zinner's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 VI^[16].
• 21P/Giacobini–Zinner's provisional designation is recorded as 1965g^[17].
• 21P/Giacobini–Zinner's provisional designation is recorded as 1959b^[18].
• 21P/Giacobini–Zinner's provisional designation is recorded as 1946c^[19].
• 21P/Giacobini–Zinner's provisional designation is recorded as 1940 I^[20].
• 21P/Giacobini–Zinner's provisional designation is recorded as 1933 III^[21].
• 21P/Giacobini–Zinner's provisional designation is recorded as 1926e^[22].
• 21P/Giacobini–Zinner's provisional designation is recorded as 21P/1913 U1^[23].
• 21P/Giacobini–Zinner's provisional designation is recorded as 1913 V^[24].
• 21P/Giacobini–Zinner's provisional designation is recorded as 21P/1900 Y1^[25].
• 21P/Giacobini–Zinner's provisional designation is recorded as 1900 III^[26].
• 21P/Giacobini–Zinner's provisional designation is recorded as 1978h^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Michel Giacobini^[3], an astronomer^[28], 1873–1938^[29], of France^[30], awarded the Prix Jules Janssen^[31] and Ernst Zinner^[4], an astronomer^[32], 1886–1970^[33], of Germany^[34], awarded the Leonard Medal^[35].

Why It Matters

21P/Giacobini–Zinner ranks in the top 4% of periodic_comet entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month).^[2] 21P/Giacobini–Zinner has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] 21P/Giacobini–Zinner is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]