2511 Patterson

Summary

2511 Patterson is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2511 Patterson is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 2511 Patterson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2511 Patterson's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[5].
• Clair Cameron Patterson is named after 2511 Patterson^[6].
• 2511 Patterson followed 2510 Shandong^[7].
• 2511 Patterson was followed by Q149343^[8].
• 2511 Patterson's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2511 Patterson's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2511 Patterson's provisional designation is recorded as 1934 CK^[11].
• 2511 Patterson's provisional designation is recorded as 1965 AD^[12].
• 2511 Patterson's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 VE2^[13].
• 2511 Patterson's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 BS^[14].
• 2511 Patterson's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 LM^[15].
• 2511 Patterson's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1980-06-11T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 2511 Patterson's asteroid spectral type is recorded as V-type asteroid^[17].
• 2511 Patterson's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 2511 Patterson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.10'}^[19].
• 2511 Patterson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1041129'}^[20].
• 2511 Patterson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1050090334301311'}^[21].
• 2511 Patterson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.7'}^[22].
• 2511 Patterson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.76'}^[23].
• 2511 Patterson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+8.04645'}^[24].
• 2511 Patterson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+8.052531833660444'}^[25].
• 2511 Patterson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.49'}^[26].
• 2511 Patterson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1272.783967740299'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2511 Patterson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Clair Cameron Patterson is named after 2511 Patterson^[6].

Why It Matters

2511 Patterson has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]