2959 Scholl

Summary

2959 Scholl is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2959 Scholl is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 2959 Scholl's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2959 Scholl's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• Hans Scholl is named after 2959 Scholl^[6].
• 2959 Scholl's follows is recorded as 2958 Arpetito^[7].
• 2959 Scholl's followed by is recorded as 2960 Ohtaki^[8].
• 2959 Scholl's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2959 Scholl's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[10].
• 2959 Scholl's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 2959 Scholl's provisional designation is recorded as 1968 UB3^[12].
• 2959 Scholl's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 UK^[13].
• 2959 Scholl's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 EY1^[14].
• 2959 Scholl's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 RE2^[15].
• 2959 Scholl's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1983-09-04T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 2959 Scholl's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yg8f9^[17].
• 2959 Scholl's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002959^[18].
• 2959 Scholl's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 2959 Scholl's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.28'}^[20].
• 2959 Scholl's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2745057'}^[21].
• 2959 Scholl's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.271350109177182'}^[22].
• 2959 Scholl's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.1'}^[23].
• 2959 Scholl's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.16'}^[24].
• 2959 Scholl's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.23216'}^[25].
• 2959 Scholl's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.229051285057394'}^[26].
• 2959 Scholl's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+7.83'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2959 Scholl's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Hans Scholl is named after 2959 Scholl^[6].

Why It Matters

2959 Scholl ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]