2278 Götz

Summary

2278 Götz is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2278 Götz is credited with the discovery of Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth^[3].
• 2278 Götz's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2278 Götz's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory^[5].
• Paul Götz is named after 2278 Götz^[6].
• 2278 Götz's follows is recorded as Q148560^[7].
• 2278 Götz's followed by is recorded as Q921746^[8].
• 2278 Götz's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2278 Götz's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2278 Götz's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 GE^[11].
• 2278 Götz's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 GR1^[12].
• 2278 Götz's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 GE2^[13].
• 2278 Götz's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 JG^[14].
• 2278 Götz's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1953-04-07T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 2278 Götz's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/043lthf^[16].
• 2278 Götz's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002278^[17].
• 2278 Götz's asteroid spectral type is recorded as F-type asteroid^[18].
• 2278 Götz's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 2278 Götz's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.148072'}^[20].
• 2278 Götz's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1492832'}^[21].
• 2278 Götz's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1491502324403486'}^[22].
• 2278 Götz's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}^[23].
• 2278 Götz's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.65'}^[24].
• 2278 Götz's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.20358'}^[25].
• 2278 Götz's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.195849469520807'}^[26].
• 2278 Götz's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.84'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2278 Götz's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Paul Götz is named after 2278 Götz^[6].

Why It Matters

2278 Götz ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]