3097 Tacitus

Summary

3097 Tacitus is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 3097 Tacitus is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 3097 Tacitus is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 3097 Tacitus is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 3097 Tacitus is credited with the discovery of Palomar–Leiden survey^[6].
• 3097 Tacitus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[7].
• 3097 Tacitus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[8].
• Tacitus is named after 3097 Tacitus^[9].
• 3097 Tacitus followed 3096 Bezruč^[10].
• 3097 Tacitus was followed by Q150849^[11].
• 3097 Tacitus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[12].
• 3097 Tacitus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 3097 Tacitus's provisional designation is recorded as 1965 SX^[14].
• 3097 Tacitus's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 TL^[15].
• 3097 Tacitus's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 MH9^[16].
• 3097 Tacitus's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 RW2^[17].
• 3097 Tacitus's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 TR6^[18].
• 3097 Tacitus's provisional designation is recorded as 2011 P-L^[19].
• 3097 Tacitus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[20].
• 3097 Tacitus's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 3097 Tacitus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09'}^[22].
• 3097 Tacitus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0906093'}^[23].
• 3097 Tacitus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.08852557109983664'}^[24].
• 3097 Tacitus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.3'}^[25].
• 3097 Tacitus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.47'}^[26].
• 3097 Tacitus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.46689'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

3097 Tacitus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[7].

Origins

Tacitus is named after 3097 Tacitus^[9].

Why It Matters

3097 Tacitus has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]