2301 Whitford

Summary

2301 Whitford is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2301 Whitford is credited with the discovery of Indiana Asteroid Program^[3].
• 2301 Whitford's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2301 Whitford's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Goethe Link Observatory^[5].
• Albert Whitford is named after 2301 Whitford^[6].
• 2301 Whitford followed Q540929^[7].
• 2301 Whitford was followed by 2302 Florya^[8].
• 2301 Whitford's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2301 Whitford's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2301 Whitford's provisional designation is recorded as 1931 TR2^[11].
• 2301 Whitford's provisional designation is recorded as 1944 BB^[12].
• 2301 Whitford's provisional designation is recorded as 1955 BC^[13].
• 2301 Whitford's provisional designation is recorded as 1965 WJ^[14].
• 2301 Whitford's provisional designation is recorded as 1967 GK1^[15].
• 2301 Whitford's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 MD^[16].
• 2301 Whitford's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 UA4^[17].
• 2301 Whitford's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1965-11-20T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 2301 Whitford's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 2301 Whitford's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.21'}^[20].
• 2301 Whitford's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2119407'}^[21].
• 2301 Whitford's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2179046305150463'}^[22].
• 2301 Whitford's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.0'}^[23].
• 2301 Whitford's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.25'}^[24].
• 2301 Whitford's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+11.65322'}^[25].
• 2301 Whitford's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+11.65009381076226'}^[26].
• 2301 Whitford's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.67'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2301 Whitford's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Albert Whitford is named after 2301 Whitford^[6].

Why It Matters

2301 Whitford has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]