24794 Kurland

Summary

24794 Kurland is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 24794 Kurland is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 24794 Kurland's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 24794 Kurland's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[5].
• Courland is named after 24794 Kurland^[6].
• 24794 Kurland's follows is recorded as (24793) 1993 UT^[7].
• 24794 Kurland's followed by is recorded as (24795) 1994 AC17^[8].
• 24794 Kurland's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 24794 Kurland's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 24794 Kurland's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 UB7^[11].
• 24794 Kurland's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 XL208^[12].
• 24794 Kurland's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1993-10-20T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 24794 Kurland's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y677p^[14].
• 24794 Kurland's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20024794^[15].
• 24794 Kurland's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 24794 Kurland's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07'}^[17].
• 24794 Kurland's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0698237'}^[18].
• 24794 Kurland's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06596480340482867'}^[19].
• 24794 Kurland's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}^[20].
• 24794 Kurland's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.52'}^[21].
• 24794 Kurland's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+22.60448'}^[22].
• 24794 Kurland's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+22.581867285225'}^[23].
• 24794 Kurland's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.42'}^[24].
• 24794 Kurland's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1980.752811861008'}^[25].
• 24794 Kurland's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+41.8082'}^[26].
• 24794 Kurland's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+49.81115'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

24794 Kurland's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Courland is named after 24794 Kurland^[6].

Why It Matters

24794 Kurland has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]