2789 Foshan

Summary

2789 Foshan is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2789 Foshan is credited with the discovery of Purple Mountain Observatory^[3].
• 2789 Foshan's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2789 Foshan's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Purple Mountain Observatory^[5].
• Foshan is named after 2789 Foshan^[6].
• 2789 Foshan followed Q781827^[7].
• 2789 Foshan was followed by Q150089^[8].
• 2789 Foshan's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2789 Foshan's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2789 Foshan's provisional designation is recorded as 1949 SV^[11].
• 2789 Foshan's provisional designation is recorded as 1956 XA^[12].
• 2789 Foshan's provisional designation is recorded as 1969 RU^[13].
• 2789 Foshan's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 SD1^[14].
• 2789 Foshan's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 EZ8^[15].
• 2789 Foshan's provisional designation is recorded as A906 UJ^[16].
• 2789 Foshan's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1956-12-06T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 2789 Foshan's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[18].
• 2789 Foshan's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 2789 Foshan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.16'}^[20].
• 2789 Foshan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1636060'}^[21].
• 2789 Foshan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1635113857067571'}^[22].
• 2789 Foshan's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.6'}^[23].
• 2789 Foshan's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.71'}^[24].
• 2789 Foshan's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.81588'}^[25].
• 2789 Foshan's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.819098825200482'}^[26].
• 2789 Foshan's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.33'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2789 Foshan's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Foshan is named after 2789 Foshan^[6].

Why It Matters

2789 Foshan has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]