3218 Delphine

Summary

3218 Delphine is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 3218 Delphine is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 3218 Delphine is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 3218 Delphine is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 3218 Delphine is credited with the discovery of Palomar–Leiden survey^[6].
• 3218 Delphine's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[7].
• 3218 Delphine's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[8].
• 3218 Delphine followed Q1047396^[9].
• 3218 Delphine was followed by Q239095^[10].
• 3218 Delphine's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 3218 Delphine's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 3218 Delphine's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 QJ1^[13].
• 3218 Delphine's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 SH8^[14].
• 3218 Delphine's provisional designation is recorded as 6611 P-L^[15].
• 3218 Delphine's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 3218 Delphine's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 3218 Delphine's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2168612'}^[18].
• 3218 Delphine's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2173538'}^[19].
• 3218 Delphine's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2175426454732761'}^[20].
• 3218 Delphine's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.0'}^[21].
• 3218 Delphine's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.1'}^[22].
• 3218 Delphine's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.70283'}^[23].
• 3218 Delphine's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.701966636438243'}^[24].
• 3218 Delphine's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.0'}^[25].
• 3218 Delphine's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1460.268651439683'}^[26].
• 3218 Delphine's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+3.468'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

3218 Delphine's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[7].

Why It Matters

3218 Delphine has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]