37471 Popocatépetl

Summary

37471 Popocatépetl is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 37471 Popocatépetl is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 37471 Popocatépetl is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 37471 Popocatépetl is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 37471 Popocatépetl's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 37471 Popocatépetl's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• 37471 Popocatépetl's follows is recorded as (37470) 6834 P-L^[8].
• 37471 Popocatépetl's followed by is recorded as (37472) 7613 P-L^[9].
• 37471 Popocatépetl's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 37471 Popocatépetl's minor planet group is recorded as inner asteroid belt^[11].
• 37471 Popocatépetl's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 37471 Popocatépetl's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 SW11^[13].
• 37471 Popocatépetl's provisional designation is recorded as 7082 P-L^[14].
• 37471 Popocatépetl's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-10-17T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 37471 Popocatépetl's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20037471^[16].
• 37471 Popocatépetl's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 37471 Popocatépetl's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.10'}^[18].
• 37471 Popocatépetl's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0971817'}^[19].
• 37471 Popocatépetl's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09687772923551367'}^[20].
• 37471 Popocatépetl's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.0'}^[21].
• 37471 Popocatépetl's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.18'}^[22].
• 37471 Popocatépetl's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+22.13266'}^[23].
• 37471 Popocatépetl's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+22.12764892043836'}^[24].
• 37471 Popocatépetl's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+2.73'}^[25].
• 37471 Popocatépetl's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+996.9028525880378'}^[26].
• 37471 Popocatépetl's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+63.312'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

37471 Popocatépetl's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Why It Matters

37471 Popocatépetl has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]