2688 Halley

Summary

2688 Halley is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2688 Halley is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 2688 Halley's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2688 Halley's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• Edmond Halley is named after 2688 Halley^[6].
• 2688 Halley's follows is recorded as Q374892^[7].
• 2688 Halley's followed by is recorded as (2689) Bruxelles^[8].
• 2688 Halley's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2688 Halley's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2688 Halley's provisional designation is recorded as 1955 QN1^[11].
• 2688 Halley's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 SH6^[12].
• 2688 Halley's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 TE9^[13].
• 2688 Halley's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 UO^[14].
• 2688 Halley's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 HG1^[15].
• 2688 Halley's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1982-04-25T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 2688 Halley's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y371r^[17].
• 2688 Halley's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002688^[18].
• 2688 Halley's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 2688 Halley's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.14'}^[20].
• 2688 Halley's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1435956'}^[21].
• 2688 Halley's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.152285569384001'}^[22].
• 2688 Halley's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.7'}^[23].
• 2688 Halley's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.84'}^[24].
• 2688 Halley's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.44960'}^[25].
• 2688 Halley's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.463661920651766'}^[26].
• 2688 Halley's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.65'}^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

2688 Halley is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].

Why It Matters

2688 Halley has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]