471926 Jörmungandr

Summary

471926 Jörmungandr is a near-Earth object^[1]. It draws 15 Wikipedia views per month (near_earth_object category, ranking #3 of 4).^[2]

Key Facts

• 471926 Jörmungandr is credited with the discovery of Jost Jahn^[3].
• 471926 Jörmungandr's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[4].
• 471926 Jörmungandr's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 471926 Jörmungandr's instance of is recorded as near-Earth asteroid^[6].
• 471926 Jörmungandr's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Haute-Provence Observatory^[7].
• Jörmungandr is named after 471926 Jörmungandr^[8].
• 471926 Jörmungandr's minor planet group is recorded as Apollo asteroid^[9].
• 471926 Jörmungandr's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 471926 Jörmungandr's provisional designation is recorded as 2013 KN6^[11].
• 471926 Jörmungandr's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2013-05-28T00:00:00Z^[12].
• 471926 Jörmungandr's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20471926^[13].
• 471926 Jörmungandr's significant event is recorded as naming^[14].
• 471926 Jörmungandr's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.850843672087146'}^[15].
• 471926 Jörmungandr's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+18.62'}^[16].
• 471926 Jörmungandr's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.54206938332101'}^[17].
• 471926 Jörmungandr's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+648.1348510604087'}^[18].
• 471926 Jörmungandr's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+229.4048527225101'}^[19].
• 471926 Jörmungandr's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.465698461084444'}^[20].
• 471926 Jörmungandr's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.712778721886011'}^[21].
• 471926 Jörmungandr's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+0.2186182002828768'}^[22].
• 471926 Jörmungandr's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+232.5427756811188'}^[23].
• 471926 Jörmungandr's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+45.22338309839645'}^[24].
• 471926 Jörmungandr's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/12z65csrg^[25].
• 471926 Jörmungandr's Minor Planet Center body ID is recorded as 471926^[26].
• 471926 Jörmungandr's epoch is recorded as November 21, 2025^[27].

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Works and Contributions

471926 Jörmungandr is credited with the discovery of Jost Jahn^[3].

Why It Matters

471926 Jörmungandr draws 15 Wikipedia views per month (near_earth_object category, ranking #3 of 4).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]