2778 Tangshan

Summary

2778 Tangshan is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2778 Tangshan is credited with the discovery of Purple Mountain Observatory^[3].
• 2778 Tangshan's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2778 Tangshan's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Purple Mountain Observatory^[5].
• Tangshan is named after 2778 Tangshan^[6].
• 2778 Tangshan followed Q281378^[7].
• 2778 Tangshan was followed by Q426053^[8].
• 2778 Tangshan's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2778 Tangshan's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2778 Tangshan's provisional designation is recorded as 1948 WL^[11].
• 2778 Tangshan's provisional designation is recorded as 1965 UK^[12].
• 2778 Tangshan's provisional designation is recorded as 1970 EG^[13].
• 2778 Tangshan's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 ET^[14].
• 2778 Tangshan's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 XP^[15].
• 2778 Tangshan's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 RN^[16].
• 2778 Tangshan's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 14, 1979^[17].
• 2778 Tangshan's asteroid spectral type is recorded as C-type asteroid^[18].
• 2778 Tangshan's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 2778 Tangshan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.12'}^[20].
• 2778 Tangshan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1217327'}^[21].
• 2778 Tangshan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1218003547321078'}^[22].
• 2778 Tangshan's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.1'}^[23].
• 2778 Tangshan's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.46'}^[24].
• 2778 Tangshan's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.61458'}^[25].
• 2778 Tangshan's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.615197820561423'}^[26].
• 2778 Tangshan's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.45'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2778 Tangshan's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Tangshan is named after 2778 Tangshan^[6].

Why It Matters

2778 Tangshan has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]