3226 Plinius

Summary

3226 Plinius is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 3226 Plinius is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 3226 Plinius is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 3226 Plinius is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 3226 Plinius is credited with the discovery of Palomar–Leiden survey^[6].
• 3226 Plinius's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[7].
• 3226 Plinius's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[8].
• Pliny the Elder is named after 3226 Plinius^[9].
• Pliny the Younger is named after 3226 Plinius^[10].
• 3226 Plinius's follows is recorded as Q684809^[11].
• 3226 Plinius's followed by is recorded as Q766167^[12].
• 3226 Plinius's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[13].
• 3226 Plinius's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[14].
• 3226 Plinius's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 DR^[15].
• 3226 Plinius's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 DT3^[16].
• 3226 Plinius's provisional designation is recorded as 6565 P-L^[17].
• 3226 Plinius's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 3226 Plinius's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y8093^[19].
• 3226 Plinius's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003226^[20].
• 3226 Plinius's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 3226 Plinius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07'}^[22].
• 3226 Plinius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0743023'}^[23].
• 3226 Plinius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07705648898887149'}^[24].
• 3226 Plinius's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.2'}^[25].
• 3226 Plinius's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.32'}^[26].
• 3226 Plinius's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.06073'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3], an astronomer^[28], 1920–2002^[29], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[30], specialised in astronomy^[31]; Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4], an astronomer^[32], 1921–2015^[33], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[34], specialised in astronomy^[35]; Tom Gehrels^[5], an astronomer^[36], 1925–2011^[37], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[38], awarded the Masursky Award^[39], specialised in astronomy^[40]; and Palomar–Leiden survey^[6], an astronomical survey^[41].

Why It Matters

3226 Plinius has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]