2550 Houssay

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2550 Houssay

Summary

2550 Houssay is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 2550 Houssay is credited with the discovery of Félix Aguilar Observatory[3].
  • 2550 Houssay's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 2550 Houssay's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Leoncito Astronomical Complex[5].
  • Bernardo Houssay is named after 2550 Houssay[6].
  • 2550 Houssay followed Q735809[7].
  • 2550 Houssay was followed by 2551 Decabrina[8].
  • 2550 Houssay's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • 2550 Houssay's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • 2550 Houssay's provisional designation is recorded as 1970 QT[11].
  • 2550 Houssay's provisional designation is recorded as 1970 RV[12].
  • 2550 Houssay's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 UP20[13].
  • 2550 Houssay's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1976-10-21T00:00:00Z[14].
  • 2550 Houssay's significant event is recorded as naming[15].
  • 2550 Houssay's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.17'}[16].
  • 2550 Houssay's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1713787'}[17].
  • 2550 Houssay's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1652123908694387'}[18].
  • 2550 Houssay's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.5'}[19].
  • 2550 Houssay's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.56'}[20].
  • 2550 Houssay's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+10.39391'}[21].
  • 2550 Houssay's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+10.40495408772698'}[22].
  • 2550 Houssay's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.7'}[23].
  • 2550 Houssay's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2089.743036431359'}[24].
  • 2550 Houssay's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+9.78916'}[25].
  • 2550 Houssay's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+158.50488'}[26].
  • 2550 Houssay's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+158.321417537192'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2550 Houssay's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Origins

Bernardo Houssay is named after 2550 Houssay[6].

Why It Matters

2550 Houssay has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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