3061 Cook

Summary

3061 Cook is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 3061 Cook is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 3061 Cook's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3061 Cook's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• James Cook is named after 3061 Cook^[6].
• 3061 Cook followed Q150754^[7].
• 3061 Cook was followed by Q150770^[8].
• 3061 Cook's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3061 Cook's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 3061 Cook's provisional designation is recorded as 1933 UH^[11].
• 3061 Cook's provisional designation is recorded as 1955 XM^[12].
• 3061 Cook's provisional designation is recorded as 1971 UJ2^[13].
• 3061 Cook's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 AL1^[14].
• 3061 Cook's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 UB1^[15].
• 3061 Cook's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1982-10-21T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 3061 Cook's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 3061 Cook's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.19'}^[18].
• 3061 Cook's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1922385'}^[19].
• 3061 Cook's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1883617522754499'}^[20].
• 3061 Cook's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.9'}^[21].
• 3061 Cook's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.11'}^[22].
• 3061 Cook's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.25613'}^[23].
• 3061 Cook's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.258527349908484'}^[24].
• 3061 Cook's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.44'}^[25].
• 3061 Cook's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1988.380194405384'}^[26].
• 3061 Cook's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+135.25'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

3061 Cook's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

James Cook is named after 3061 Cook^[6].

Why It Matters

3061 Cook has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]