2242 Balaton

Summary

2242 Balaton is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2242 Balaton is credited with the discovery of György Kulin^[3].
• 2242 Balaton's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2242 Balaton's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Konkoly Observatory^[5].
• Lake Balaton is named after 2242 Balaton^[6].
• 2242 Balaton followed 2241 Alcathous^[7].
• 2242 Balaton was followed by 2243 Lönnrot^[8].
• 2242 Balaton's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2242 Balaton's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2242 Balaton's provisional designation is recorded as 1936 TG^[11].
• 2242 Balaton's provisional designation is recorded as 1941 FQ^[12].
• 2242 Balaton's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 RE2^[13].
• 2242 Balaton's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 TT8^[14].
• 2242 Balaton's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 RZ^[15].
• 2242 Balaton's provisional designation is recorded as A918 FB^[16].
• 2242 Balaton's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1936-10-13T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 2242 Balaton's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 2242 Balaton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.12'}^[19].
• 2242 Balaton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1182893'}^[20].
• 2242 Balaton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.117700030107296'}^[21].
• 2242 Balaton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.3'}^[22].
• 2242 Balaton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.53'}^[23].
• 2242 Balaton's different from is recorded as Balaton^[24].
• 2242 Balaton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.53583'}^[25].
• 2242 Balaton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.535671425544038'}^[26].
• 2242 Balaton's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.28'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2242 Balaton's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Lake Balaton is named after 2242 Balaton^[6].

Why It Matters

2242 Balaton has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]