2718 Handley

Summary

2718 Handley is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2718 Handley is credited with the discovery of Ernest Leonard Johnson^[3].
• 2718 Handley's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2718 Handley's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Union Observatory^[5].
• Tommy Handley is named after 2718 Handley^[6].
• 2718 Handley followed Q149984^[7].
• 2718 Handley was followed by Q149986^[8].
• 2718 Handley's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2718 Handley's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2718 Handley's provisional designation is recorded as 1935 SL^[11].
• 2718 Handley's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 OM^[12].
• 2718 Handley's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 JT1^[13].
• 2718 Handley's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 WB1^[14].
• 2718 Handley's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 SF1^[15].
• 2718 Handley's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1951-07-30T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 2718 Handley's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 2718 Handley's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.15'}^[18].
• 2718 Handley's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1549906'}^[19].
• 2718 Handley's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1622230308325569'}^[20].
• 2718 Handley's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.8'}^[21].
• 2718 Handley's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.92'}^[22].
• 2718 Handley's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.49234'}^[23].
• 2718 Handley's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.479929425287169'}^[24].
• 2718 Handley's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.51'}^[25].
• 2718 Handley's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2008.190066712979'}^[26].
• 2718 Handley's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+13.09803'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2718 Handley's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Tommy Handley is named after 2718 Handley^[6].

Why It Matters

2718 Handley has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]