2445 Blazhko

Summary

2445 Blazhko is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2445 Blazhko is credited with the discovery of Pelageya Shajn^[3].
• 2445 Blazhko's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2445 Blazhko's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Simeiz Observatory^[5].
• Sergey Blazhko is named after 2445 Blazhko^[6].
• 2445 Blazhko's follows is recorded as Q656670^[7].
• 2445 Blazhko's followed by is recorded as 2446 Lunacharsky^[8].
• 2445 Blazhko's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2445 Blazhko's Commons category is recorded as 2445 Blazhko^[10].
• 2445 Blazhko's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 2445 Blazhko's provisional designation is recorded as 1935 TC^[12].
• 2445 Blazhko's provisional designation is recorded as 1942 XW^[13].
• 2445 Blazhko's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 UN20^[14].
• 2445 Blazhko's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1935-10-03T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 2445 Blazhko's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y102w^[16].
• 2445 Blazhko's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002445^[17].
• 2445 Blazhko's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 2445 Blazhko's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.15'}^[19].
• 2445 Blazhko's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1470860'}^[20].
• 2445 Blazhko's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1468504585482594'}^[21].
• 2445 Blazhko's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.2'}^[22].
• 2445 Blazhko's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.4'}^[23].
• 2445 Blazhko's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.07226'}^[24].
• 2445 Blazhko's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.069639462104115'}^[25].
• 2445 Blazhko's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.42'}^[26].
• 2445 Blazhko's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1248.070934728207'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2445 Blazhko's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Sergey Blazhko is named after 2445 Blazhko^[6].

Why It Matters

2445 Blazhko ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]