2221 Chilton

Summary

2221 Chilton is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2221 Chilton is credited with the discovery of Harvard College Observatory^[3].
• 2221 Chilton is credited with the discovery of Oak Ridge Observatory^[4].
• 2221 Chilton's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 2221 Chilton's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Oak Ridge Observatory^[6].
• 2221 Chilton followed Q601445^[7].
• 2221 Chilton was followed by Q844002^[8].
• 2221 Chilton's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2221 Chilton's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2221 Chilton's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 QC^[11].
• 2221 Chilton's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1976-08-25T00:00:00Z^[12].
• 2221 Chilton's significant event is recorded as naming^[13].
• 2221 Chilton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.14'}^[14].
• 2221 Chilton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1372729'}^[15].
• 2221 Chilton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1380028061805478'}^[16].
• 2221 Chilton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.9'}^[17].
• 2221 Chilton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.04'}^[18].
• 2221 Chilton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+13.79208'}^[19].
• 2221 Chilton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+13.7997561493802'}^[20].
• 2221 Chilton's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.17'}^[21].
• 2221 Chilton's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1523.788729882678'}^[22].
• 2221 Chilton's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+7.445'}^[23].
• 2221 Chilton's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+245.82409'}^[24].
• 2221 Chilton's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+245.7471740034641'}^[25].
• 2221 Chilton's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.5921264'}^[26].
• 2221 Chilton's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.59149805281033'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2221 Chilton's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Why It Matters

2221 Chilton has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]