2801 Huygens

Summary

2801 Huygens is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2801 Huygens is credited with the discovery of Hendrik van Gent^[3].
• 2801 Huygens's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2801 Huygens's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Leiden Southern Station^[5].
• Christiaan Huygens is named after 2801 Huygens^[6].
• 2801 Huygens followed Q150119^[7].
• 2801 Huygens was followed by Q150124^[8].
• 2801 Huygens's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2801 Huygens's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2801 Huygens's provisional designation is recorded as 1935 SU1^[11].
• 2801 Huygens's provisional designation is recorded as 1968 UG^[12].
• 2801 Huygens's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 JP5^[13].
• 2801 Huygens's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 TT1^[14].
• 2801 Huygens's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 FF11^[15].
• 2801 Huygens's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 UZ^[16].
• 2801 Huygens's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1935-09-28T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 2801 Huygens's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[18].
• 2801 Huygens's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 2801 Huygens's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.174'}^[20].
• 2801 Huygens's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1724112'}^[21].
• 2801 Huygens's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1721028107245572'}^[22].
• 2801 Huygens's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.8'}^[23].
• 2801 Huygens's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.08'}^[24].
• 2801 Huygens's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.56511'}^[25].
• 2801 Huygens's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.544383535623618'}^[26].
• 2801 Huygens's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.69'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2801 Huygens's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Christiaan Huygens is named after 2801 Huygens^[6].

Why It Matters

2801 Huygens has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]