3139 Shantou

Summary

3139 Shantou is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 3139 Shantou is credited with the discovery of Purple Mountain Observatory^[3].
• 3139 Shantou's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3139 Shantou's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Purple Mountain Observatory^[5].
• Shantou is named after 3139 Shantou^[6].
• 3139 Shantou followed Q302521^[7].
• 3139 Shantou was followed by Q1047526^[8].
• 3139 Shantou's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3139 Shantou's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 3139 Shantou's provisional designation is recorded as 1963 YC^[11].
• 3139 Shantou's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 VL1^[12].
• 3139 Shantou's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 11, 1980^[13].
• 3139 Shantou's significant event is recorded as naming^[14].
• 3139 Shantou's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02'}^[15].
• 3139 Shantou's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0212005'}^[16].
• 3139 Shantou's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02123723950916277'}^[17].
• 3139 Shantou's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.8'}^[18].
• 3139 Shantou's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.91'}^[19].
• 3139 Shantou's orbital inclination is recorded as {'amount': '+20.57433'}^[20].
• 3139 Shantou's orbital inclination is recorded as {'amount': '+20.57197996736321'}^[21].
• 3139 Shantou's orbital period is recorded as {'amount': '+5.7'}^[22].
• 3139 Shantou's orbital period is recorded as {'amount': '+2083.438355112454'}^[23].
• 3139 Shantou's rotation period is recorded as {'amount': '+8.33'}^[24].
• 3139 Shantou's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'amount': '+252.76139'}^[25].
• 3139 Shantou's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'amount': '+252.7239855567542'}^[26].
• 3139 Shantou's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'amount': '+3.1921862'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

3139 Shantou's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Shantou is named after 3139 Shantou^[6].

Why It Matters

3139 Shantou has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]