26857 Veracruz

Summary

26857 Veracruz is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 26857 Veracruz is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 26857 Veracruz's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 26857 Veracruz's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Haute-Provence Observatory^[5].
• Veracruz is named after 26857 Veracruz^[6].
• 26857 Veracruz followed (26856) 1993 BT14^[7].
• 26857 Veracruz was followed by 26858 Misterrogers^[8].
• 26857 Veracruz's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 26857 Veracruz's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 26857 Veracruz's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 DN1^[11].
• 26857 Veracruz's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 RJ38^[12].
• 26857 Veracruz's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 AZ172^[13].
• 26857 Veracruz's time of discovery or invention is recorded as February 19, 1993^[14].
• 26857 Veracruz's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 26857 Veracruz's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.26'}^[16].
• 26857 Veracruz's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2609339'}^[17].
• 26857 Veracruz's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2605982608500433'}^[18].
• 26857 Veracruz's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.7'}^[19].
• 26857 Veracruz's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.96'}^[20].
• 26857 Veracruz's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.16622'}^[21].
• 26857 Veracruz's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.168611527425931'}^[22].
• 26857 Veracruz's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.63'}^[23].
• 26857 Veracruz's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1326.185935431273'}^[24].
• 26857 Veracruz's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+164.24463'}^[25].
• 26857 Veracruz's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+164.1432847190142'}^[26].
• 26857 Veracruz's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3628473'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

26857 Veracruz's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Veracruz is named after 26857 Veracruz^[6].

Why It Matters

26857 Veracruz has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]