2628 Kopal

Summary

2628 Kopal is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2628 Kopal is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin^[3].
• 2628 Kopal is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus^[4].
• 2628 Kopal's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 2628 Kopal's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory^[6].
• Zdeněk Kopal is named after 2628 Kopal^[7].
• 2628 Kopal followed Q654418^[8].
• 2628 Kopal was followed by 2629 Rudra^[9].
• 2628 Kopal's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 2628 Kopal's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 2628 Kopal's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 OO1^[12].
• 2628 Kopal's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 WB1^[13].
• 2628 Kopal's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 MS8^[14].
• 2628 Kopal's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1979-06-25T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 2628 Kopal's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 2628 Kopal's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.15'}^[17].
• 2628 Kopal's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1472259'}^[18].
• 2628 Kopal's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1480398415013068'}^[19].
• 2628 Kopal's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.6'}^[20].
• 2628 Kopal's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.77'}^[21].
• 2628 Kopal's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.34054'}^[22].
• 2628 Kopal's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.340677732171087'}^[23].
• 2628 Kopal's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.96'}^[24].
• 2628 Kopal's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1814.875260046533'}^[25].
• 2628 Kopal's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+206.54543'}^[26].
• 2628 Kopal's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+206.461034151931'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2628 Kopal's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Origins

Zdeněk Kopal is named after 2628 Kopal^[7].

Why It Matters

2628 Kopal has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]