31872 Terkán

Summary

31872 Terkán is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 31872 Terkán is credited with the discovery of Krisztián Sárneczky^[3].
• 31872 Terkán is credited with the discovery of Gyula M. Szabó^[4].
• 31872 Terkán's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 31872 Terkán's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Piszkéstető Station^[6].
• Lajos Terkán is named after 31872 Terkán^[7].
• 31872 Terkán's follows is recorded as (31871) 2000 EA105^[8].
• 31872 Terkán's followed by is recorded as 31873 Toliou^[9].
• 31872 Terkán's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 31872 Terkán's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 31872 Terkán's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 WA27^[12].
• 31872 Terkán's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 EL106^[13].
• 31872 Terkán's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2000-03-13T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 31872 Terkán's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04cvxf8^[15].
• 31872 Terkán's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20031872^[16].
• 31872 Terkán's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 31872 Terkán's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}^[18].
• 31872 Terkán's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1344978'}^[19].
• 31872 Terkán's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1336909616629697'}^[20].
• 31872 Terkán's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.8'}^[21].
• 31872 Terkán's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.01'}^[22].
• 31872 Terkán's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.09241'}^[23].
• 31872 Terkán's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.084176872034868'}^[24].
• 31872 Terkán's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.57'}^[25].
• 31872 Terkán's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1303.952240239976'}^[26].
• 31872 Terkán's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.38924'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

31872 Terkán's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Lajos Terkán is named after 31872 Terkán^[7].

Why It Matters

31872 Terkán has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]