2493 Elmer

Summary

2493 Elmer is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2493 Elmer is credited with the discovery of Harvard College Observatory^[3].
• 2493 Elmer is credited with the discovery of Oak Ridge Observatory^[4].
• 2493 Elmer's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 2493 Elmer's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Oak Ridge Observatory^[6].
• Charles Elmer is named after 2493 Elmer^[7].
• 2493 Elmer followed 2492 Kutuzov^[8].
• 2493 Elmer was followed by Q586863^[9].
• 2493 Elmer's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 2493 Elmer's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 2493 Elmer's provisional designation is recorded as 1954 QG^[12].
• 2493 Elmer's provisional designation is recorded as 1968 QY^[13].
• 2493 Elmer's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 XC^[14].
• 2493 Elmer's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1978-12-01T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 2493 Elmer's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[16].
• 2493 Elmer's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 2493 Elmer's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.17'}^[18].
• 2493 Elmer's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1700696'}^[19].
• 2493 Elmer's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1700989923904564'}^[20].
• 2493 Elmer's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.7'}^[21].
• 2493 Elmer's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.97'}^[22].
• 2493 Elmer's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+8.73440'}^[23].
• 2493 Elmer's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+8.721212209296937'}^[24].
• 2493 Elmer's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.66'}^[25].
• 2493 Elmer's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1703.888018361861'}^[26].
• 2493 Elmer's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+205.89823'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2493 Elmer's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Origins

Charles Elmer is named after 2493 Elmer^[7].

Why It Matters

2493 Elmer has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]