3051 Nantong

Summary

3051 Nantong is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 3051 Nantong is credited with the discovery of Purple Mountain Observatory^[3].
• 3051 Nantong's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3051 Nantong's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Purple Mountain Observatory^[5].
• Nantong is named after 3051 Nantong^[6].
• 3051 Nantong followed Q150728^[7].
• 3051 Nantong was followed by Q150743^[8].
• 3051 Nantong's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3051 Nantong's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 3051 Nantong's provisional designation is recorded as 1954 BE^[11].
• 3051 Nantong's provisional designation is recorded as 1961 TA2^[12].
• 3051 Nantong's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 YP^[13].
• 3051 Nantong's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 WH^[14].
• 3051 Nantong's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1974-12-19T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 3051 Nantong's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 3051 Nantong's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.26'}^[17].
• 3051 Nantong's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2569934'}^[18].
• 3051 Nantong's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.256768667187535'}^[19].
• 3051 Nantong's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.3'}^[20].
• 3051 Nantong's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.53'}^[21].
• 3051 Nantong's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+13.35458'}^[22].
• 3051 Nantong's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+13.38074403906115'}^[23].
• 3051 Nantong's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.18'}^[24].
• 3051 Nantong's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1524.890282388704'}^[25].
• 3051 Nantong's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+3.69'}^[26].
• 3051 Nantong's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+280.12356'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

3051 Nantong's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Nantong is named after 3051 Nantong^[6].

Why It Matters

3051 Nantong has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]