2272 Montezuma

Summary

2272 Montezuma is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2272 Montezuma is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[3].
• 2272 Montezuma's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2272 Montezuma's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[5].
• Moctezuma II is named after 2272 Montezuma^[6].
• 2272 Montezuma followed Q912833^[7].
• 2272 Montezuma was followed by Q940981^[8].
• 2272 Montezuma's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2272 Montezuma's minor planet group is recorded as inner asteroid belt^[10].
• 2272 Montezuma's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 2272 Montezuma's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 FA^[12].
• 2272 Montezuma's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 RY16^[13].
• 2272 Montezuma's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 SY3^[14].
• 2272 Montezuma's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1972-03-16T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 2272 Montezuma's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[16].
• 2272 Montezuma's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 2272 Montezuma's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09'}^[18].
• 2272 Montezuma's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0902318'}^[19].
• 2272 Montezuma's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09004888576324768'}^[20].
• 2272 Montezuma's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.94'}^[21].
• 2272 Montezuma's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.82'}^[22].
• 2272 Montezuma's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+24.32959'}^[23].
• 2272 Montezuma's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+24.33427537045699'}^[24].
• 2272 Montezuma's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+2.55'}^[25].
• 2272 Montezuma's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+931.4754138663811'}^[26].
• 2272 Montezuma's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+8.183'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2272 Montezuma's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Moctezuma II is named after 2272 Montezuma^[6].

Why It Matters

2272 Montezuma has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]