2343 Siding Spring

Summary

2343 Siding Spring is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2343 Siding Spring is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin^[3].
• 2343 Siding Spring is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus^[4].
• 2343 Siding Spring's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 2343 Siding Spring's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory^[6].
• Siding Spring Observatory is named after 2343 Siding Spring^[7].
• 2343 Siding Spring followed Q919500^[8].
• 2343 Siding Spring was followed by 2344 Xizang^[9].
• 2343 Siding Spring's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 2343 Siding Spring's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 2343 Siding Spring's provisional designation is recorded as 1940 RQ^[12].
• 2343 Siding Spring's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 YU1^[13].
• 2343 Siding Spring's provisional designation is recorded as 1965 SM^[14].
• 2343 Siding Spring's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 RZ^[15].
• 2343 Siding Spring's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 YV7^[16].
• 2343 Siding Spring's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 AV^[17].
• 2343 Siding Spring's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 MD4^[18].
• 2343 Siding Spring's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1979-06-25T00:00:00Z^[19].
• 2343 Siding Spring's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 2343 Siding Spring's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.26'}^[21].
• 2343 Siding Spring's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2545502'}^[22].
• 2343 Siding Spring's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2546106912441721'}^[23].
• 2343 Siding Spring's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.3'}^[24].
• 2343 Siding Spring's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.45'}^[25].
• 2343 Siding Spring's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.76868'}^[26].
• 2343 Siding Spring's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.76991928323685'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2343 Siding Spring's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Origins

Siding Spring Observatory is named after 2343 Siding Spring^[7].

Why It Matters

2343 Siding Spring has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]