24709 Mitau

Summary

24709 Mitau is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 24709 Mitau is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 24709 Mitau's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 24709 Mitau's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• Jelgava is named after 24709 Mitau^[6].
• 24709 Mitau's follows is recorded as (24708) 1991 PX5^[7].
• 24709 Mitau's followed by is recorded as (24710) 1991 PX14^[8].
• 24709 Mitau's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 24709 Mitau's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 24709 Mitau's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 PE6^[11].
• 24709 Mitau's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 UW2^[12].
• 24709 Mitau's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-08-06T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 24709 Mitau's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7hnb^[14].
• 24709 Mitau's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20024709^[15].
• 24709 Mitau's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 24709 Mitau's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.15'}^[17].
• 24709 Mitau's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1485768'}^[18].
• 24709 Mitau's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1470072755458155'}^[19].
• 24709 Mitau's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}^[20].
• 24709 Mitau's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.62'}^[21].
• 24709 Mitau's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.62670'}^[22].
• 24709 Mitau's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.609506330154909'}^[23].
• 24709 Mitau's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.34'}^[24].
• 24709 Mitau's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1958.498284743388'}^[25].
• 24709 Mitau's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+27.18540'}^[26].
• 24709 Mitau's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+26.67338440202505'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

24709 Mitau's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Jelgava is named after 24709 Mitau^[6].

Why It Matters

24709 Mitau has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]