2941 Alden

Summary

2941 Alden is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2941 Alden is credited with the discovery of Clyde Tombaugh^[3].
• 2941 Alden's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2941 Alden's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Lowell Observatory^[5].
• 2941 Alden's follows is recorded as Q150394^[6].
• 2941 Alden's followed by is recorded as Q1048183^[7].
• 2941 Alden's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 2941 Alden's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 2941 Alden's provisional designation is recorded as 1930 YV^[10].
• 2941 Alden's provisional designation is recorded as 1933 WH^[11].
• 2941 Alden's provisional designation is recorded as 1947 BD^[12].
• 2941 Alden's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 JY8^[13].
• 2941 Alden's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 FA2^[14].
• 2941 Alden's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1930-12-24T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 2941 Alden's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0q09^[16].
• 2941 Alden's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002941^[17].
• 2941 Alden's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 2941 Alden's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09'}^[19].
• 2941 Alden's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0900526'}^[20].
• 2941 Alden's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.08967013220639919'}^[21].
• 2941 Alden's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.5'}^[22].
• 2941 Alden's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.65'}^[23].
• 2941 Alden's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.23934'}^[24].
• 2941 Alden's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.239415002884402'}^[25].
• 2941 Alden's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.16'}^[26].
• 2941 Alden's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1153.049255502406'}^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

2941 Alden is credited with the discovery of Clyde Tombaugh^[3].

Why It Matters

2941 Alden has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]