2250 Stalingrad

Summary

2250 Stalingrad is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2250 Stalingrad is credited with the discovery of Tamara Smirnova^[3].
• 2250 Stalingrad's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2250 Stalingrad's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Crimean Astrophysical Observatory^[5].
• Volgograd is named after 2250 Stalingrad^[6].
• 2250 Stalingrad's follows is recorded as Q148421^[7].
• 2250 Stalingrad's followed by is recorded as 2251 Tikhov^[8].
• 2250 Stalingrad's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2250 Stalingrad's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2250 Stalingrad's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 UL^[11].
• 2250 Stalingrad's provisional designation is recorded as 1968 UK^[12].
• 2250 Stalingrad's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 HN^[13].
• 2250 Stalingrad's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1972-04-18T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 2250 Stalingrad's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygs10^[15].
• 2250 Stalingrad's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002250^[16].
• 2250 Stalingrad's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 2250 Stalingrad's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[18].
• 2250 Stalingrad's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1800992'}^[19].
• 2250 Stalingrad's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.179984932490284'}^[20].
• 2250 Stalingrad's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.9'}^[21].
• 2250 Stalingrad's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.04'}^[22].
• 2250 Stalingrad's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.52394'}^[23].
• 2250 Stalingrad's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.524920394957218'}^[24].
• 2250 Stalingrad's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.7'}^[25].
• 2250 Stalingrad's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2082.689689579522'}^[26].
• 2250 Stalingrad's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+157.90723'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2250 Stalingrad's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Volgograd is named after 2250 Stalingrad^[6].

Why It Matters

2250 Stalingrad 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 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]