2966 Korsunia

Summary

2966 Korsunia is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2966 Korsunia is credited with the discovery of Nikolai Chernykh^[3].
• 2966 Korsunia's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2966 Korsunia's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Crimean Astrophysical Observatory^[5].
• Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi is named after 2966 Korsunia^[6].
• 2966 Korsunia followed 2965 Surikov^[7].
• 2966 Korsunia was followed by Q1047580^[8].
• 2966 Korsunia's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2966 Korsunia's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2966 Korsunia's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 EB2^[11].
• 2966 Korsunia's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 JL^[12].
• 2966 Korsunia's time of discovery or invention is recorded as March 13, 1977^[13].
• 2966 Korsunia's significant event is recorded as naming^[14].
• 2966 Korsunia's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.14'}^[15].
• 2966 Korsunia's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1388405'}^[16].
• 2966 Korsunia's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.137496247438008'}^[17].
• 2966 Korsunia's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.3'}^[18].
• 2966 Korsunia's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.43'}^[19].
• 2966 Korsunia's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.54467'}^[20].
• 2966 Korsunia's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.541545140716411'}^[21].
• 2966 Korsunia's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.83'}^[22].
• 2966 Korsunia's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1400.613493778367'}^[23].
• 2966 Korsunia's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+2.31419'}^[24].
• 2966 Korsunia's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+46.41937'}^[25].
• 2966 Korsunia's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+46.36036350964573'}^[26].
• 2966 Korsunia's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.4478216'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2966 Korsunia's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi is named after 2966 Korsunia^[6].

Why It Matters

2966 Korsunia has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]