23P/Brorsen–Metcalf

Summary

23P/Brorsen–Metcalf is a periodic comet^[1]. 23P/Brorsen–Metcalf draws 11 Wikipedia views per month (periodic_comet category, ranking #23 of 183).^[2]

Key Facts

• 23P/Brorsen–Metcalf is credited with the discovery of Theodor Brorsen^[3].
• 23P/Brorsen–Metcalf is credited with the discovery of Joel Hastings Metcalf^[4].
• 23P/Brorsen–Metcalf's image is recorded as Comet Brorsen-Metcalf by E.E. Barnard on 6 October 1919.jpg^[5].
• 23P/Brorsen–Metcalf's instance of is recorded as periodic comet^[6].
• 23P/Brorsen–Metcalf's instance of is recorded as Halley-type comet^[7].
• 23P/Brorsen–Metcalf's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[8].
• 23P/Brorsen–Metcalf's follows is recorded as 22P/Kopff^[9].
• 23P/Brorsen–Metcalf's followed by is recorded as 24P/Schaumasse^[10].
• 23P/Brorsen–Metcalf's Commons category is recorded as 23P/Brorsen–Metcalf^[11].
• 23P/Brorsen–Metcalf's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 23P/Brorsen–Metcalf's provisional designation is recorded as 23P/1989 N1^[13].
• 23P/Brorsen–Metcalf's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 X^[14].
• 23P/Brorsen–Metcalf's provisional designation is recorded as 23P/1919 Q1^[15].
• 23P/Brorsen–Metcalf's provisional designation is recorded as 1919 III^[16].
• 23P/Brorsen–Metcalf's provisional designation is recorded as 23P/1847 O1^[17].
• 23P/Brorsen–Metcalf's provisional designation is recorded as 1847 V^[18].
• 23P/Brorsen–Metcalf's provisional designation is recorded as 1919b^[19].
• 23P/Brorsen–Metcalf's provisional designation is recorded as 1989o^[20].
• 23P/Brorsen–Metcalf's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1847-07-20T00:00:00Z^[21].
• 23P/Brorsen–Metcalf's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02809vf^[22].
• 23P/Brorsen–Metcalf's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 1000009^[23].
• 23P/Brorsen–Metcalf's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.971952257924851'}^[24].
• 23P/Brorsen–Metcalf's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.8'}^[25].
• 23P/Brorsen–Metcalf's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+19.33394046981863'}^[26].
• 23P/Brorsen–Metcalf's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+25758.37362225135'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Theodor Brorsen^[3], an astronomer^[28], 1819–1895^[29], of Kingdom of Denmark^[30], specialised in astronomy^[31] and Joel Hastings Metcalf^[4], an astronomer^[32], 1866–1925^[33], of United States^[34], specialised in astronomy^[35].

Why It Matters

23P/Brorsen–Metcalf draws 11 Wikipedia views per month (periodic_comet category, ranking #23 of 183).^[2] 23P/Brorsen–Metcalf has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36]