662 Newtonia

Summary

662 Newtonia is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 662 Newtonia is credited with the discovery of Joel Hastings Metcalf^[3].
• 662 Newtonia's image is recorded as 000662-asteroid shape model (662) Newtonia.png^[4].
• 662 Newtonia's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 662 Newtonia's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Taunton^[6].
• Newton is named after 662 Newtonia^[7].
• 662 Newtonia's follows is recorded as Q114673^[8].
• 662 Newtonia's followed by is recorded as Q156303^[9].
• 662 Newtonia's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 662 Newtonia's Commons category is recorded as 662 Newtonia^[11].
• 662 Newtonia's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 662 Newtonia's provisional designation is recorded as 1908 CW^[13].
• 662 Newtonia's provisional designation is recorded as 1929 UE^[14].
• 662 Newtonia's provisional designation is recorded as A908 FF^[15].
• 662 Newtonia's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1908-03-30T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 662 Newtonia's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08lz77^[17].
• 662 Newtonia's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000662^[18].
• 662 Newtonia's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 662 Newtonia's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2186422912674593'}^[20].
• 662 Newtonia's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.43'}^[21].
• 662 Newtonia's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.116'}^[22].
• 662 Newtonia's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.128351044489952'}^[23].
• 662 Newtonia's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1488.892238099208'}^[24].
• 662 Newtonia's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+21.095'}^[25].
• 662 Newtonia's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+133.5312762103436'}^[26].
• 662 Newtonia's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.551779980813696'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

662 Newtonia's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Newton is named after 662 Newtonia^[7].

Why It Matters

662 Newtonia has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]