3131 Mason-Dixon

Summary

3131 Mason-Dixon is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 3131 Mason-Dixon is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 3131 Mason-Dixon's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3131 Mason-Dixon's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• Charles Mason is named after 3131 Mason-Dixon^[6].
• Jeremiah Dixon is named after 3131 Mason-Dixon^[7].
• 3131 Mason-Dixon followed Q612312^[8].
• 3131 Mason-Dixon was followed by Q150905^[9].
• 3131 Mason-Dixon's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 3131 Mason-Dixon's Commons category is recorded as 3131 Mason-Dixon^[11].
• 3131 Mason-Dixon's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 3131 Mason-Dixon's provisional designation is recorded as 1962 CK^[13].
• 3131 Mason-Dixon's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 XS2^[14].
• 3131 Mason-Dixon's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 DB3^[15].
• 3131 Mason-Dixon's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 OS16^[16].
• 3131 Mason-Dixon's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 QJ6^[17].
• 3131 Mason-Dixon's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 BM1^[18].
• 3131 Mason-Dixon's provisional designation is recorded as A922 DC^[19].
• 3131 Mason-Dixon's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1982-01-24T00:00:00Z^[20].
• 3131 Mason-Dixon's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 3131 Mason-Dixon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.04'}^[22].
• 3131 Mason-Dixon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0438922'}^[23].
• 3131 Mason-Dixon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.04323648199372874'}^[24].
• 3131 Mason-Dixon's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.0'}^[25].
• 3131 Mason-Dixon's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.14'}^[26].
• 3131 Mason-Dixon's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.0464'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

3131 Mason-Dixon's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Things named after include Charles Mason^[6], an astronomer^[28], 1728–1786^[29], of Kingdom of Great Britain^[30] and Jeremiah Dixon^[7], an astronomer^[31], 1733–1779^[32], of Kingdom of Great Britain^[33], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[34].

Why It Matters

3131 Mason-Dixon has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]