2247 Hiroshima

Summary

2247 Hiroshima is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2247 Hiroshima is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 2247 Hiroshima is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 2247 Hiroshima is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 2247 Hiroshima is credited with the discovery of Palomar–Leiden survey^[6].
• 2247 Hiroshima's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[7].
• 2247 Hiroshima's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[8].
• Hiroshima is named after 2247 Hiroshima^[9].
• 2247 Hiroshima's follows is recorded as Q544707^[10].
• 2247 Hiroshima's followed by is recorded as Q595966^[11].
• 2247 Hiroshima's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[12].
• 2247 Hiroshima's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 2247 Hiroshima's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 AR1^[14].
• 2247 Hiroshima's provisional designation is recorded as 6512 P-L^[15].
• 2247 Hiroshima's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 2247 Hiroshima's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y3r9t^[17].
• 2247 Hiroshima's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002247^[18].
• 2247 Hiroshima's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 2247 Hiroshima's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.11'}^[20].
• 2247 Hiroshima's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1108327'}^[21].
• 2247 Hiroshima's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.109311238456712'}^[22].
• 2247 Hiroshima's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.5'}^[23].
• 2247 Hiroshima's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.54'}^[24].
• 2247 Hiroshima's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.94086'}^[25].
• 2247 Hiroshima's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.942373546741266'}^[26].
• 2247 Hiroshima's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.83'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3], an astronomer^[28], 1920–2002^[29], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[30], specialised in astronomy^[31]; Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4], an astronomer^[32], 1921–2015^[33], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[34], specialised in astronomy^[35]; Tom Gehrels^[5], an astronomer^[36], 1925–2011^[37], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[38], awarded the Masursky Award^[39], specialised in astronomy^[40]; and Palomar–Leiden survey^[6], an astronomical survey^[41].

Why It Matters

2247 Hiroshima has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]