40459 Rektorys

Summary

40459 Rektorys is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 40459 Rektorys is credited with the discovery of Petr Pravec^[3].
• 40459 Rektorys is credited with the discovery of Peter Kušnirák^[4].
• 40459 Rektorys's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 40459 Rektorys's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Ondřejov Observatory^[6].
• Karel Rektorys is named after 40459 Rektorys^[7].
• 40459 Rektorys's follows is recorded as (40458) 1999 RH43^[8].
• 40459 Rektorys's followed by is recorded as (40460) 1999 RV43^[9].
• 40459 Rektorys's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 40459 Rektorys's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 40459 Rektorys's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 CU3^[12].
• 40459 Rektorys's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RK43^[13].
• 40459 Rektorys's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 VU58^[14].
• 40459 Rektorys's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-09-14T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 40459 Rektorys's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y8434^[16].
• 40459 Rektorys's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20040459^[17].
• 40459 Rektorys's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 40459 Rektorys's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.12'}^[19].
• 40459 Rektorys's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1130385516694303'}^[20].
• 40459 Rektorys's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.8'}^[21].
• 40459 Rektorys's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.84'}^[22].
• 40459 Rektorys's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.3'}^[23].
• 40459 Rektorys's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.322337188598333'}^[24].
• 40459 Rektorys's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1680.265789452317'}^[25].
• 40459 Rektorys's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+38.034'}^[26].
• 40459 Rektorys's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+250.4'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

40459 Rektorys's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Karel Rektorys is named after 40459 Rektorys^[7].

Why It Matters

40459 Rektorys has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]