3244 Petronius

Summary

3244 Petronius is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 3244 Petronius is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 3244 Petronius is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 3244 Petronius is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 3244 Petronius is credited with the discovery of Palomar–Leiden survey^[6].
• 3244 Petronius's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[7].
• 3244 Petronius's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[8].
• Petronius is named after 3244 Petronius^[9].
• 3244 Petronius followed Q1047039^[10].
• 3244 Petronius was followed by Q151115^[11].
• 3244 Petronius's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[12].
• 3244 Petronius's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 3244 Petronius's provisional designation is recorded as 1957 XC^[14].
• 3244 Petronius's provisional designation is recorded as 4008 P-L^[15].
• 3244 Petronius's provisional designation is recorded as A923 RD^[16].
• 3244 Petronius's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 3244 Petronius's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 3244 Petronius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.16'}^[19].
• 3244 Petronius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1647486'}^[20].
• 3244 Petronius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1643591991992275'}^[21].
• 3244 Petronius's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.9'}^[22].
• 3244 Petronius's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.11'}^[23].
• 3244 Petronius's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.67523'}^[24].
• 3244 Petronius's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+3.67724879451987'}^[25].
• 3244 Petronius's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.36'}^[26].
• 3244 Petronius's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1227.301037092747'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

3244 Petronius's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[7].

Origins

Petronius is named after 3244 Petronius^[9].

Why It Matters

3244 Petronius has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]