2420 Čiurlionis

Summary

2420 Čiurlionis is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2420 Čiurlionis is credited with the discovery of Nikolai Chernykh^[3].
• 2420 Čiurlionis's image is recorded as 002420-asteroid shape model (2420) Čiurlionis.png^[4].
• 2420 Čiurlionis's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 2420 Čiurlionis's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Crimean Astrophysical Observatory^[6].
• Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis is named after 2420 Čiurlionis^[7].
• 2420 Čiurlionis's follows is recorded as Q747732^[8].
• 2420 Čiurlionis's followed by is recorded as Q148977^[9].
• 2420 Čiurlionis's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 2420 Čiurlionis's Commons category is recorded as 2420 Čiurlionis^[11].
• 2420 Čiurlionis's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 2420 Čiurlionis's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 TN^[13].
• 2420 Čiurlionis's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 QF^[14].
• 2420 Čiurlionis's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1975-10-03T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 2420 Čiurlionis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04078q2^[16].
• 2420 Čiurlionis's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002420^[17].
• 2420 Čiurlionis's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 2420 Čiurlionis's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}^[19].
• 2420 Čiurlionis's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1328022823873753'}^[20].
• 2420 Čiurlionis's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.3'}^[21].
• 2420 Čiurlionis's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.41'}^[22].
• 2420 Čiurlionis's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.6'}^[23].
• 2420 Čiurlionis's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.58985730396799'}^[24].
• 2420 Čiurlionis's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1497.297651078191'}^[25].
• 2420 Čiurlionis's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+15.76'}^[26].
• 2420 Čiurlionis's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+205.6'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2420 Čiurlionis's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis is named after 2420 Čiurlionis^[7].

Why It Matters

2420 Čiurlionis ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]