2598 Merlin

Summary

2598 Merlin is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2598 Merlin is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 2598 Merlin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2598 Merlin's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• Merlin is named after 2598 Merlin^[6].
• 2598 Merlin's follows is recorded as Q523820^[7].
• 2598 Merlin's followed by is recorded as 2599 Veselí^[8].
• 2598 Merlin's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2598 Merlin's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2598 Merlin's provisional designation is recorded as 1948 WH^[11].
• 2598 Merlin's provisional designation is recorded as 1971 TD3^[12].
• 2598 Merlin's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 RY^[13].
• 2598 Merlin's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1980-09-07T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 2598 Merlin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02z38z^[15].
• 2598 Merlin's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002598^[16].
• 2598 Merlin's asteroid spectral type is recorded as C-type asteroid^[17].
• 2598 Merlin's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 2598 Merlin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.22'}^[19].
• 2598 Merlin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2176074'}^[20].
• 2598 Merlin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2157333220561307'}^[21].
• 2598 Merlin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.2'}^[22].
• 2598 Merlin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.3'}^[23].
• 2598 Merlin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.77653'}^[24].
• 2598 Merlin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.779447607296467'}^[25].
• 2598 Merlin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.64'}^[26].
• 2598 Merlin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1696.246642692819'}^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

2598 Merlin is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].

Why It Matters

2598 Merlin has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]