3701 Purkyně

Summary

3701 Purkyně is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 3701 Purkyně is credited with the discovery of Antonín Mrkos^[3].
• 3701 Purkyně's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3701 Purkyně's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kleť Observatory^[5].
• Jan Evangelista Purkyně is named after 3701 Purkyně^[6].
• 3701 Purkyně's follows is recorded as 3700 Geowilliams^[7].
• 3701 Purkyně's followed by is recorded as 3702 Trubetskaya^[8].
• 3701 Purkyně's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3701 Purkyně's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 3701 Purkyně's provisional designation is recorded as 1952 BL^[11].
• 3701 Purkyně's provisional designation is recorded as 1969 VU^[12].
• 3701 Purkyně's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 DW^[13].
• 3701 Purkyně's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1985-02-20T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 3701 Purkyně's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04g1dck^[15].
• 3701 Purkyně's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003701^[16].
• 3701 Purkyně's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[17].
• 3701 Purkyně's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 3701 Purkyně's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}^[19].
• 3701 Purkyně's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0921155'}^[20].
• 3701 Purkyně's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09099412784641653'}^[21].
• 3701 Purkyně's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.5'}^[22].
• 3701 Purkyně's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.63'}^[23].
• 3701 Purkyně's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.91543'}^[24].
• 3701 Purkyně's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.923387630712752'}^[25].
• 3701 Purkyně's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.68'}^[26].
• 3701 Purkyně's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1709.316613920894'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3701 Purkyně's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Jan Evangelista Purkyně is named after 3701 Purkyně^[6].

Why It Matters

3701 Purkyně has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]