2891 McGetchin

Summary

2891 McGetchin is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2891 McGetchin is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 2891 McGetchin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2891 McGetchin's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[5].
• Thomas R. McGetchin is named after 2891 McGetchin^[6].
• 2891 McGetchin followed Q660784^[7].
• 2891 McGetchin was followed by Q545415^[8].
• 2891 McGetchin's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2891 McGetchin's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[10].
• 2891 McGetchin's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 2891 McGetchin's provisional designation is recorded as 1933 XC^[12].
• 2891 McGetchin's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 WS1^[13].
• 2891 McGetchin's provisional designation is recorded as 1965 AR^[14].
• 2891 McGetchin's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 MD^[15].
• 2891 McGetchin's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1980-06-18T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 2891 McGetchin's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 2891 McGetchin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.13'}^[18].
• 2891 McGetchin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1374663'}^[19].
• 2891 McGetchin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1381345276703223'}^[20].
• 2891 McGetchin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.0'}^[21].
• 2891 McGetchin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.12'}^[22].
• 2891 McGetchin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.29967'}^[23].
• 2891 McGetchin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.301828253010283'}^[24].
• 2891 McGetchin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+6.14'}^[25].
• 2891 McGetchin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2240.267367832176'}^[26].
• 2891 McGetchin's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+240.394'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2891 McGetchin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Thomas R. McGetchin is named after 2891 McGetchin^[6].

Why It Matters

2891 McGetchin has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]