2940 Bacon

Summary

2940 Bacon is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2940 Bacon is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 2940 Bacon is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 2940 Bacon is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 2940 Bacon is credited with the discovery of Palomar–Leiden survey^[6].
• 2940 Bacon's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[7].
• 2940 Bacon's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[8].
• Francis Bacon is named after 2940 Bacon^[9].
• 2940 Bacon followed Q539153^[10].
• 2940 Bacon was followed by Q526066^[11].
• 2940 Bacon's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[12].
• 2940 Bacon's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 2940 Bacon's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 ER3^[14].
• 2940 Bacon's provisional designation is recorded as 3042 P-L^[15].
• 2940 Bacon's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 2940 Bacon's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 2940 Bacon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.24'}^[18].
• 2940 Bacon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2339033'}^[19].
• 2940 Bacon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2312912382153864'}^[20].
• 2940 Bacon's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.3'}^[21].
• 2940 Bacon's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.2'}^[22].
• 2940 Bacon's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.42'}^[23].
• 2940 Bacon's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.44299'}^[24].
• 2940 Bacon's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.442137239997108'}^[25].
• 2940 Bacon's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.65'}^[26].
• 2940 Bacon's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1697.853499562522'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2940 Bacon's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[7].

Origins

Francis Bacon is named after 2940 Bacon^[9].

Why It Matters

2940 Bacon has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]