2972 Niilo

Summary

2972 Niilo is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2972 Niilo is credited with the discovery of Yrjö Väisälä^[3].
• 2972 Niilo's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2972 Niilo's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Iso-Heikkilä Observatory^[5].
• Niilo Lauttamus is named after 2972 Niilo^[6].
• 2972 Niilo followed Q911879^[7].
• 2972 Niilo was followed by Q150466^[8].
• 2972 Niilo's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2972 Niilo's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2972 Niilo's provisional designation is recorded as 1939 TB^[11].
• 2972 Niilo's provisional designation is recorded as 1955 XL^[12].
• 2972 Niilo's provisional designation is recorded as 1964 PK^[13].
• 2972 Niilo's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 GO2^[14].
• 2972 Niilo's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 UL1^[15].
• 2972 Niilo's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 TY2^[16].
• 2972 Niilo's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 RO^[17].
• 2972 Niilo's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1939-10-07T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 2972 Niilo's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 2972 Niilo's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.17'}^[20].
• 2972 Niilo's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1693257'}^[21].
• 2972 Niilo's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1695352525709807'}^[22].
• 2972 Niilo's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.5'}^[23].
• 2972 Niilo's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.64'}^[24].
• 2972 Niilo's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.09673'}^[25].
• 2972 Niilo's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.097312237097004'}^[26].
• 2972 Niilo's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.16'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2972 Niilo's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Niilo Lauttamus is named after 2972 Niilo^[6].

Why It Matters

2972 Niilo has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]