2289 McMillan

Summary

2289 McMillan is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2289 McMillan is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 2289 McMillan is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 2289 McMillan is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 2289 McMillan is credited with the discovery of Palomar–Leiden survey^[6].
• 2289 McMillan's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[7].
• 2289 McMillan's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[8].
• Robert S. McMillan is named after 2289 McMillan^[9].
• 2289 McMillan followed Q931074^[10].
• 2289 McMillan was followed by Q665443^[11].
• 2289 McMillan's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[12].
• 2289 McMillan's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 2289 McMillan's provisional designation is recorded as 1933 FT^[14].
• 2289 McMillan's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 VZ4^[15].
• 2289 McMillan's provisional designation is recorded as 6567 P-L^[16].
• 2289 McMillan's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 2289 McMillan's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 2289 McMillan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.14'}^[19].
• 2289 McMillan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1436370'}^[20].
• 2289 McMillan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1425211557518792'}^[21].
• 2289 McMillan's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.6'}^[22].
• 2289 McMillan's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.7'}^[23].
• 2289 McMillan's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.15307'}^[24].
• 2289 McMillan's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.15327846804896'}^[25].
• 2289 McMillan's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.28'}^[26].
• 2289 McMillan's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1562.980804833308'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2289 McMillan's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[7].

Origins

Robert S. McMillan is named after 2289 McMillan^[9].

Why It Matters

2289 McMillan has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]