3180 Morgan

Summary

3180 Morgan is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 3180 Morgan is credited with the discovery of Indiana Asteroid Program^[3].
• 3180 Morgan's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3180 Morgan's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Goethe Link Observatory^[5].
• William Wilson Morgan is named after 3180 Morgan^[6].
• 3180 Morgan followed Q685483^[7].
• 3180 Morgan was followed by Q150975^[8].
• 3180 Morgan's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3180 Morgan's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 3180 Morgan's provisional designation is recorded as 1962 RO^[11].
• 3180 Morgan's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 HL^[12].
• 3180 Morgan's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 DZ^[13].
• 3180 Morgan's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 YT2^[14].
• 3180 Morgan's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 SD1^[15].
• 3180 Morgan's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1962-09-07T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 3180 Morgan's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 3180 Morgan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.15'}^[18].
• 3180 Morgan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1475729'}^[19].
• 3180 Morgan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1475597907927224'}^[20].
• 3180 Morgan's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.9'}^[21].
• 3180 Morgan's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.21'}^[22].
• 3180 Morgan's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.26947'}^[23].
• 3180 Morgan's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.267925955736465'}^[24].
• 3180 Morgan's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.33'}^[25].
• 3180 Morgan's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1216.650779022511'}^[26].
• 3180 Morgan's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+2.4477'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

3180 Morgan's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

William Wilson Morgan is named after 3180 Morgan^[6].

Why It Matters

3180 Morgan has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]