2797 Teucer

Summary

2797 Teucer is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2797 Teucer is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 2797 Teucer's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2797 Teucer's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• Teucer is named after 2797 Teucer^[6].
• 2797 Teucer's follows is recorded as Q268848^[7].
• 2797 Teucer's followed by is recorded as Q150097^[8].
• 2797 Teucer's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan^[9].
• 2797 Teucer's minor planet group is recorded as Greek camp trojan asteroid^[10].
• 2797 Teucer's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 2797 Teucer's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Teucer symbol (fixed width).svg^[12].
• 2797 Teucer's Commons category is recorded as 2797 Teucer^[13].
• 2797 Teucer's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[14].
• 2797 Teucer's provisional designation is recorded as 1940 YG^[15].
• 2797 Teucer's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 VA1^[16].
• 2797 Teucer's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 XQ2^[17].
• 2797 Teucer's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 EQ^[18].
• 2797 Teucer's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 LK^[19].
• 2797 Teucer's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-06-04T00:00:00Z^[20].
• 2797 Teucer's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03h2j5h^[21].
• 2797 Teucer's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002797^[22].
• 2797 Teucer's significant event is recorded as naming^[23].
• 2797 Teucer's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.088'}^[24].
• 2797 Teucer's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0875057'}^[25].
• 2797 Teucer's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08931873099078289'}^[26].
• 2797 Teucer's Lagrangian point is recorded as L4-Jupiter-Sun^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2797 Teucer's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Teucer is named after 2797 Teucer^[6].

Why It Matters

2797 Teucer ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]