2549 Baker

Summary

2549 Baker is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2549 Baker is credited with the discovery of Harvard College Observatory^[3].
• 2549 Baker is credited with the discovery of Oak Ridge Observatory^[4].
• 2549 Baker's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 2549 Baker's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Oak Ridge Observatory^[6].
• James Gilbert Baker is named after 2549 Baker^[7].
• 2549 Baker followed Q907349^[8].
• 2549 Baker was followed by Q375316^[9].
• 2549 Baker's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 2549 Baker's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[11].
• 2549 Baker's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 2549 Baker's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 UB^[13].
• 2549 Baker's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1976-10-23T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 2549 Baker's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 2549 Baker's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.18'}^[16].
• 2549 Baker's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1766409'}^[17].
• 2549 Baker's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1699391935058869'}^[18].
• 2549 Baker's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.6'}^[19].
• 2549 Baker's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.87'}^[20].
• 2549 Baker's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+0.06648'}^[21].
• 2549 Baker's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+0.070192236025481'}^[22].
• 2549 Baker's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.7'}^[23].
• 2549 Baker's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2091.854208711127'}^[24].
• 2549 Baker's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+5.3'}^[25].
• 2549 Baker's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+193.98973'}^[26].
• 2549 Baker's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+190.5532903817949'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2549 Baker's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Origins

James Gilbert Baker is named after 2549 Baker^[7].

Why It Matters

2549 Baker has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]