2482 Perkin

Summary

2482 Perkin is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2482 Perkin is credited with the discovery of Harvard College Observatory^[3].
• 2482 Perkin is credited with the discovery of Oak Ridge Observatory^[4].
• 2482 Perkin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 2482 Perkin's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Oak Ridge Observatory^[6].
• 2482 Perkin followed 2481 Bürgi^[7].
• 2482 Perkin was followed by 2483 Guinevere^[8].
• 2482 Perkin's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2482 Perkin's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2482 Perkin's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 VO2^[11].
• 2482 Perkin's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 CO^[12].
• 2482 Perkin's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1980-02-13T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 2482 Perkin's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[14].
• 2482 Perkin's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 2482 Perkin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07'}^[16].
• 2482 Perkin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0650059'}^[17].
• 2482 Perkin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.06096206846462348'}^[18].
• 2482 Perkin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.8'}^[19].
• 2482 Perkin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.81'}^[20].
• 2482 Perkin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.13128'}^[21].
• 2482 Perkin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.132944920847737'}^[22].
• 2482 Perkin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.01'}^[23].
• 2482 Perkin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1830.128463203242'}^[24].
• 2482 Perkin's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+51.013'}^[25].
• 2482 Perkin's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+103.05025'}^[26].
• 2482 Perkin's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+102.9047915536233'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2482 Perkin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Why It Matters

2482 Perkin has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]