27776 Cortland

Summary

27776 Cortland is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 27776 Cortland is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 27776 Cortland is credited with the discovery of David H. Levy^[4].
• 27776 Cortland's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 27776 Cortland's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• State University of New York at Cortland is named after 27776 Cortland^[7].
• 27776 Cortland's follows is recorded as 27775 Lilialmanzor^[8].
• 27776 Cortland's followed by is recorded as (27777) 1992 DN3^[9].
• 27776 Cortland's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 27776 Cortland's minor planet group is recorded as inner asteroid belt^[11].
• 27776 Cortland's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 27776 Cortland's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 DH1^[13].
• 27776 Cortland's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 AX96^[14].
• 27776 Cortland's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1992-02-25T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 27776 Cortland's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y196q^[16].
• 27776 Cortland's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20027776^[17].
• 27776 Cortland's asteroid family is recorded as Hungaria family^[18].
• 27776 Cortland's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 27776 Cortland's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}^[20].
• 27776 Cortland's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0866409'}^[21].
• 27776 Cortland's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0864884166565588'}^[22].
• 27776 Cortland's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.9'}^[23].
• 27776 Cortland's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.99'}^[24].
• 27776 Cortland's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+21.03545'}^[25].
• 27776 Cortland's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+21.0369031965093'}^[26].
• 27776 Cortland's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+2.66'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

27776 Cortland's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

State University of New York at Cortland is named after 27776 Cortland^[7].

Why It Matters

27776 Cortland has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]