2947 Kippenhahn

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2947 Kippenhahn

Summary

2947 Kippenhahn is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 2947 Kippenhahn is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld[3].
  • 2947 Kippenhahn's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 2947 Kippenhahn's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory[5].
  • Rudolf Kippenhahn is named after 2947 Kippenhahn[6].
  • 2947 Kippenhahn followed Q150415[7].
  • 2947 Kippenhahn was followed by Q645021[8].
  • 2947 Kippenhahn's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • 2947 Kippenhahn's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • 2947 Kippenhahn's provisional designation is recorded as 1943 GC1[11].
  • 2947 Kippenhahn's provisional designation is recorded as 1955 QP1[12].
  • 2947 Kippenhahn's provisional designation is recorded as 1955 SE[13].
  • 2947 Kippenhahn's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 YD1[14].
  • 2947 Kippenhahn's time of discovery or invention is recorded as August 22, 1955[15].
  • 2947 Kippenhahn's significant event is recorded as naming[16].
  • 2947 Kippenhahn's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.12'}[17].
  • 2947 Kippenhahn's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1252076'}[18].
  • 2947 Kippenhahn's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1238151409248429'}[19].
  • 2947 Kippenhahn's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.8'}[20].
  • 2947 Kippenhahn's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.85'}[21].
  • 2947 Kippenhahn's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.13634'}[22].
  • 2947 Kippenhahn's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.132894965370357'}[23].
  • 2947 Kippenhahn's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.51'}[24].
  • 2947 Kippenhahn's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1280.627892048301'}[25].
  • 2947 Kippenhahn's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+10.952'}[26].
  • 2947 Kippenhahn's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+283.96066'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2947 Kippenhahn's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Origins

Rudolf Kippenhahn is named after 2947 Kippenhahn[6].

Why It Matters

2947 Kippenhahn has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Absolute magnitude {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.8'}, {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.85'}
    Provisional designation 1943 GC1, 1955 QP1, 1955 SE +1
    Albedo {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.206'}
    Parent astronomical body Sun
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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