3251 Eratosthenes

Summary

3251 Eratosthenes is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 3251 Eratosthenes is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 3251 Eratosthenes is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 3251 Eratosthenes is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 3251 Eratosthenes is credited with the discovery of Palomar–Leiden survey^[6].
• 3251 Eratosthenes's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[7].
• 3251 Eratosthenes's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[8].
• Eratosthenes is named after 3251 Eratosthenes^[9].
• 3251 Eratosthenes's follows is recorded as Q728909^[10].
• 3251 Eratosthenes's followed by is recorded as 3252 Johnny^[11].
• 3251 Eratosthenes's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[12].
• 3251 Eratosthenes's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Eratosthenes symbol (fixed width).svg^[13].
• 3251 Eratosthenes's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[14].
• 3251 Eratosthenes's provisional designation is recorded as 1955 XE^[15].
• 3251 Eratosthenes's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 RU1^[16].
• 3251 Eratosthenes's provisional designation is recorded as 6536 P-L^[17].
• 3251 Eratosthenes's provisional designation is recorded as A916 SA^[18].
• 3251 Eratosthenes's provisional designation is recorded as 2019 GF26^[19].
• 3251 Eratosthenes's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[20].
• 3251 Eratosthenes's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y1l15^[21].
• 3251 Eratosthenes's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003251^[22].
• 3251 Eratosthenes's significant event is recorded as naming^[23].
• 3251 Eratosthenes's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.16'}^[24].
• 3251 Eratosthenes's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1574230'}^[25].
• 3251 Eratosthenes's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1512772633000146'}^[26].
• 3251 Eratosthenes's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.8'}^[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

3251 Eratosthenes has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]