2896 Preiss

Summary

2896 Preiss is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2896 Preiss is credited with the discovery of Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth^[3].
• 2896 Preiss's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2896 Preiss's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory^[5].
• 2896 Preiss followed 2895 Memnon^[6].
• 2896 Preiss was followed by 2897 Ole Römer^[7].
• 2896 Preiss's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 2896 Preiss's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 2896 Preiss's provisional designation is recorded as 1931 RN^[10].
• 2896 Preiss's provisional designation is recorded as 1934 NT^[11].
• 2896 Preiss's provisional designation is recorded as 1964 RF^[12].
• 2896 Preiss's provisional designation is recorded as 1970 GV1^[13].
• 2896 Preiss's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 PH^[14].
• 2896 Preiss's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 AM2^[15].
• 2896 Preiss's provisional designation is recorded as A908 UA^[16].
• 2896 Preiss's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1931-09-15T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 2896 Preiss's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 2896 Preiss's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.187983'}^[19].
• 2896 Preiss's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1872281'}^[20].
• 2896 Preiss's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1873969688140963'}^[21].
• 2896 Preiss's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.6'}^[22].
• 2896 Preiss's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.78'}^[23].
• 2896 Preiss's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.99980'}^[24].
• 2896 Preiss's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.002745493957934'}^[25].
• 2896 Preiss's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.31'}^[26].
• 2896 Preiss's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1208.52059781268'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2896 Preiss's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

2896 Preiss has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]