2872 Gentelec

Summary

2872 Gentelec is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2872 Gentelec is credited with the discovery of Oak Ridge Observatory^[3].
• 2872 Gentelec's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2872 Gentelec's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Oak Ridge Observatory^[5].
• 2872 Gentelec's follows is recorded as Q769282^[6].
• 2872 Gentelec's followed by is recorded as Q978913^[7].
• 2872 Gentelec's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 2872 Gentelec's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 2872 Gentelec's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 TZ3^[10].
• 2872 Gentelec's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 XB^[11].
• 2872 Gentelec's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 RU^[12].
• 2872 Gentelec's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-09-05T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 2872 Gentelec's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/043lwhq^[14].
• 2872 Gentelec's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002872^[15].
• 2872 Gentelec's asteroid spectral type is recorded as D-type asteroid^[16].
• 2872 Gentelec's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 2872 Gentelec's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.12'}^[18].
• 2872 Gentelec's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1209801'}^[19].
• 2872 Gentelec's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1175229955840644'}^[20].
• 2872 Gentelec's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.2'}^[21].
• 2872 Gentelec's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.3'}^[22].
• 2872 Gentelec's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.87365'}^[23].
• 2872 Gentelec's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.875683962154124'}^[24].
• 2872 Gentelec's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.54'}^[25].
• 2872 Gentelec's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1658.652879553996'}^[26].
• 2872 Gentelec's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+10.624'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

2872 Gentelec is credited with the discovery of Oak Ridge Observatory^[3].

Why It Matters

2872 Gentelec has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]