38048 Blumenbach

Summary

38048 Blumenbach is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 38048 Blumenbach is credited with the discovery of Catalina Sky Survey^[3].
• 38048 Blumenbach's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 38048 Blumenbach's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Catalina Station^[5].
• Ulrich Blumenbach is named after 38048 Blumenbach^[6].
• 38048 Blumenbach's follows is recorded as (38047) 1998 TC3^[7].
• 38048 Blumenbach's followed by is recorded as (38049) 1998 VY6^[8].
• 38048 Blumenbach's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 38048 Blumenbach's minor planet group is recorded as inner asteroid belt^[10].
• 38048 Blumenbach's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 38048 Blumenbach's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 UL18^[12].
• 38048 Blumenbach's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-10-27T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 38048 Blumenbach's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20038048^[14].
• 38048 Blumenbach's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 38048 Blumenbach's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07'}^[16].
• 38048 Blumenbach's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0740406'}^[17].
• 38048 Blumenbach's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07398587222185597'}^[18].
• 38048 Blumenbach's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.0'}^[19].
• 38048 Blumenbach's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.32'}^[20].
• 38048 Blumenbach's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+25.26490'}^[21].
• 38048 Blumenbach's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+25.26897056731565'}^[22].
• 38048 Blumenbach's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+2.75'}^[23].
• 38048 Blumenbach's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1006.132699627451'}^[24].
• 38048 Blumenbach's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+30.0'}^[25].
• 38048 Blumenbach's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+99.06500'}^[26].
• 38048 Blumenbach's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+99.02738831000254'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

38048 Blumenbach's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Ulrich Blumenbach is named after 38048 Blumenbach^[6].

Why It Matters

38048 Blumenbach has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]