3115 Baily

Summary

3115 Baily is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 3115 Baily is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 3115 Baily's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3115 Baily's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• Francis Baily is named after 3115 Baily^[6].
• 3115 Baily followed Q508064^[7].
• 3115 Baily was followed by Q731198^[8].
• 3115 Baily's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3115 Baily's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 3115 Baily's provisional designation is recorded as 1954 AF^[11].
• 3115 Baily's provisional designation is recorded as 1961 XT^[12].
• 3115 Baily's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 PL^[13].
• 3115 Baily's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-08-03T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 3115 Baily's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 3115 Baily's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.14'}^[16].
• 3115 Baily's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1426713'}^[17].
• 3115 Baily's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1425533775524071'}^[18].
• 3115 Baily's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.1'}^[19].
• 3115 Baily's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.4'}^[20].
• 3115 Baily's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+10.18230'}^[21].
• 3115 Baily's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+10.18830698698096'}^[22].
• 3115 Baily's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.14'}^[23].
• 3115 Baily's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1513.389385140626'}^[24].
• 3115 Baily's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+16.012'}^[25].
• 3115 Baily's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+258.60422'}^[26].
• 3115 Baily's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+258.5429031506976'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

3115 Baily's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Francis Baily is named after 3115 Baily^[6].

Why It Matters

3115 Baily has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]