42924 Betlem

Summary

42924 Betlem is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 42924 Betlem is credited with the discovery of Ondřejov Observatory^[3].
• 42924 Betlem's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 42924 Betlem's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Ondřejov Observatory^[5].
• 42924 Betlem's follows is recorded as (42923) 1999 SR18^[6].
• 42924 Betlem's followed by is recorded as (42925) 1999 TC6^[7].
• 42924 Betlem's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 42924 Betlem's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 42924 Betlem's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 TJ2^[10].
• 42924 Betlem's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-10-02T00:00:00Z^[11].
• 42924 Betlem's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0zzf^[12].
• 42924 Betlem's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20042924^[13].
• 42924 Betlem's significant event is recorded as naming^[14].
• 42924 Betlem's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.22'}^[15].
• 42924 Betlem's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2203362539184095'}^[16].
• 42924 Betlem's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.2'}^[17].
• 42924 Betlem's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.28'}^[18].
• 42924 Betlem's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.9'}^[19].
• 42924 Betlem's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.873535097924807'}^[20].
• 42924 Betlem's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1321.942308784853'}^[21].
• 42924 Betlem's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+196.8'}^[22].
• 42924 Betlem's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+196.6545096516315'}^[23].
• 42924 Betlem's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.357270296049194'}^[24].
• 42924 Betlem's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.876662402553814'}^[25].
• 42924 Betlem's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.837878189544575'}^[26].
• 42924 Betlem's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+139.7'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

42924 Betlem's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

42924 Betlem ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]