2813 Zappalà

Summary

2813 Zappalà is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2813 Zappalà is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 2813 Zappalà's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2813 Zappalà's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• Vincenzo Zappalà is named after 2813 Zappalà^[6].
• 2813 Zappalà's follows is recorded as Q726637^[7].
• 2813 Zappalà's followed by is recorded as Q684756^[8].
• 2813 Zappalà's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2813 Zappalà's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2813 Zappalà's provisional designation is recorded as 1931 VZ^[11].
• 2813 Zappalà's provisional designation is recorded as 1949 FC^[12].
• 2813 Zappalà's provisional designation is recorded as 1964 TH^[13].
• 2813 Zappalà's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 OS14^[14].
• 2813 Zappalà's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 WZ^[15].
• 2813 Zappalà's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-11-24T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 2813 Zappalà's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0464445^[17].
• 2813 Zappalà's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002813^[18].
• 2813 Zappalà's asteroid spectral type is recorded as T-type asteroid^[19].
• 2813 Zappalà's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 2813 Zappalà's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.15'}^[21].
• 2813 Zappalà's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1533411'}^[22].
• 2813 Zappalà's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1551076309458745'}^[23].
• 2813 Zappalà's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.9'}^[24].
• 2813 Zappalà's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.94'}^[25].
• 2813 Zappalà's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.76446'}^[26].
• 2813 Zappalà's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.76650094370435'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2813 Zappalà's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Vincenzo Zappalà is named after 2813 Zappalà^[6].

Why It Matters

2813 Zappalà ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]