2642 Vésale

Summary

2642 Vésale is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2642 Vésale is credited with the discovery of Sylvain Arend^[3].
• 2642 Vésale's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2642 Vésale's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Royal Observatory of Belgium^[5].
• Andreas Vesalius is named after 2642 Vésale^[6].
• 2642 Vésale's follows is recorded as Q918913^[7].
• 2642 Vésale's followed by is recorded as Q906801^[8].
• 2642 Vésale's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2642 Vésale's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2642 Vésale's provisional designation is recorded as 1961 RA^[11].
• 2642 Vésale's provisional designation is recorded as 1961 TC^[12].
• 2642 Vésale's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1961-09-14T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 2642 Vésale's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/047d1z9^[14].
• 2642 Vésale's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002642^[15].
• 2642 Vésale's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 2642 Vésale's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[17].
• 2642 Vésale's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1841384'}^[18].
• 2642 Vésale's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1836317733133986'}^[19].
• 2642 Vésale's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.6'}^[20].
• 2642 Vésale's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.69'}^[21].
• 2642 Vésale's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.49420'}^[22].
• 2642 Vésale's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.49913046350868'}^[23].
• 2642 Vésale's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.78'}^[24].
• 2642 Vésale's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1380.365131657111'}^[25].
• 2642 Vésale's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+5.566'}^[26].
• 2642 Vésale's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+201.16585'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2642 Vésale's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Andreas Vesalius is named after 2642 Vésale^[6].

Why It Matters

2642 Vésale has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]