3031 Houston

Summary

3031 Houston is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 3031 Houston is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 3031 Houston's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3031 Houston's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• Walter Scott Houston is named after 3031 Houston^[6].
• 3031 Houston followed Q150663^[7].
• 3031 Houston was followed by Q150675^[8].
• 3031 Houston's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3031 Houston's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 3031 Houston's provisional designation is recorded as 1954 EF^[11].
• 3031 Houston's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 NP^[12].
• 3031 Houston's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 VT1^[13].
• 3031 Houston's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 JL1^[14].
• 3031 Houston's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 CX^[15].
• 3031 Houston's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1984-02-08T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 3031 Houston's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 3031 Houston's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.10'}^[18].
• 3031 Houston's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0979633'}^[19].
• 3031 Houston's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09863133060554968'}^[20].
• 3031 Houston's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.8'}^[21].
• 3031 Houston's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.11'}^[22].
• 3031 Houston's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.339'}^[23].
• 3031 Houston's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.34079'}^[24].
• 3031 Houston's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.33582237992033'}^[25].
• 3031 Houston's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.34'}^[26].
• 3031 Houston's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1221.096199915409'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

3031 Houston's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Walter Scott Houston is named after 3031 Houston^[6].

Why It Matters

3031 Houston has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]