2557 Putnam

Summary

2557 Putnam is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2557 Putnam is credited with the discovery of Brian A. Skiff^[3].
• 2557 Putnam is credited with the discovery of Norman G. Thomas^[4].
• 2557 Putnam's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 2557 Putnam's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[6].
• Roger Putnam is named after 2557 Putnam^[7].
• Michael C. J. Putnam is named after 2557 Putnam^[8].
• 2557 Putnam followed Q773762^[9].
• 2557 Putnam was followed by Q664139^[10].
• 2557 Putnam's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 2557 Putnam's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 2557 Putnam's provisional designation is recorded as 1956 VF^[13].
• 2557 Putnam's provisional designation is recorded as 1963 TE^[14].
• 2557 Putnam's provisional designation is recorded as 1970 PN^[15].
• 2557 Putnam's provisional designation is recorded as 1970 QN1^[16].
• 2557 Putnam's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 GX4^[17].
• 2557 Putnam's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 SL1^[18].
• 2557 Putnam's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-09-26T00:00:00Z^[19].
• 2557 Putnam's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 2557 Putnam's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.16'}^[21].
• 2557 Putnam's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1563214'}^[22].
• 2557 Putnam's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.155809691815517'}^[23].
• 2557 Putnam's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.6'}^[24].
• 2557 Putnam's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.93'}^[25].
• 2557 Putnam's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.06857'}^[26].
• 2557 Putnam's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.068917208698106'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2557 Putnam's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Origins

Things named after include Roger Putnam^[7], a politician^[28], 1893–1972^[29], of United States^[30] and Michael C. J. Putnam^[8], a classical philologist^[31], 1933–2025^[32], of United States^[33], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[34], specialised in classics^[35].

Why It Matters

2557 Putnam has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]