3498 Belton

Summary

3498 Belton is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 3498 Belton is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus^[3].
• 3498 Belton's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3498 Belton's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory^[5].
• Michael J.S. Belton is named after 3498 Belton^[6].
• 3498 Belton's follows is recorded as Q151688^[7].
• 3498 Belton's followed by is recorded as Q151697^[8].
• 3498 Belton's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3498 Belton's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 3498 Belton's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 EG14^[11].
• 3498 Belton's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-03-01T00:00:00Z^[12].
• 3498 Belton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0y_v^[13].
• 3498 Belton's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003498^[14].
• 3498 Belton's asteroid spectral type is recorded as V-type asteroid^[15].
• 3498 Belton's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 3498 Belton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.10'}^[17].
• 3498 Belton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1017222'}^[18].
• 3498 Belton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1015789433063271'}^[19].
• 3498 Belton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.1'}^[20].
• 3498 Belton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.22'}^[21].
• 3498 Belton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.23810'}^[22].
• 3498 Belton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.241125840644139'}^[23].
• 3498 Belton's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.61'}^[24].
• 3498 Belton's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1320.268437776452'}^[25].
• 3498 Belton's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+223.53826'}^[26].
• 3498 Belton's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+223.483894328574'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3498 Belton's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Michael J.S. Belton is named after 3498 Belton^[6].

Why It Matters

3498 Belton has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]