2481 Bürgi

Summary

2481 Bürgi is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2481 Bürgi is credited with the discovery of Paul Wild^[3].
• 2481 Bürgi's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2481 Bürgi's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Zimmerwald Observatory^[5].
• Jost Bürgi is named after 2481 Bürgi^[6].
• 2481 Bürgi's follows is recorded as Q149176^[7].
• 2481 Bürgi's followed by is recorded as Q373206^[8].
• 2481 Bürgi's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2481 Bürgi's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2481 Bürgi's provisional designation is recorded as 1948 RF1^[11].
• 2481 Bürgi's provisional designation is recorded as 1948 RM^[12].
• 2481 Bürgi's provisional designation is recorded as 1956 LF^[13].
• 2481 Bürgi's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 TJ4^[14].
• 2481 Bürgi's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 UQ^[15].
• 2481 Bürgi's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1977-10-18T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 2481 Bürgi's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0411f8c^[17].
• 2481 Bürgi's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002481^[18].
• 2481 Bürgi's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 2481 Bürgi's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.26'}^[20].
• 2481 Bürgi's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2604509'}^[21].
• 2481 Bürgi's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2612674138732416'}^[22].
• 2481 Bürgi's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.6'}^[23].
• 2481 Bürgi's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.71'}^[24].
• 2481 Bürgi's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.25848'}^[25].
• 2481 Bürgi's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.257400363219062'}^[26].
• 2481 Bürgi's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.12'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2481 Bürgi's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Jost Bürgi is named after 2481 Bürgi^[6].

Why It Matters

2481 Bürgi ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]