66939 Franscini

Summary

66939 Franscini is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 66939 Franscini is credited with the discovery of Stefano Sposetti^[3].
• 66939 Franscini's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 66939 Franscini's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Osservatorio Astronomico di Gnosca^[5].
• Stefano Franscini is named after 66939 Franscini^[6].
• 66939 Franscini's follows is recorded as (66938) 1999 WM8^[7].
• 66939 Franscini's followed by is recorded as (66940) 1999 WM11^[8].
• 66939 Franscini's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 66939 Franscini's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 66939 Franscini's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 WQ8^[11].
• 66939 Franscini's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-11-28T00:00:00Z^[12].
• 66939 Franscini's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y29p4^[13].
• 66939 Franscini's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20066939^[14].
• 66939 Franscini's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 66939 Franscini's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07'}^[16].
• 66939 Franscini's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06834585920901075'}^[17].
• 66939 Franscini's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}^[18].
• 66939 Franscini's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.54'}^[19].
• 66939 Franscini's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.6'}^[20].
• 66939 Franscini's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.62737813012406'}^[21].
• 66939 Franscini's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1868.25920619212'}^[22].
• 66939 Franscini's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+95.2'}^[23].
• 66939 Franscini's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+94.93881012286546'}^[24].
• 66939 Franscini's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.96865094488104'}^[25].
• 66939 Franscini's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.171545944400576'}^[26].
• 66939 Franscini's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.765755945361504'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

66939 Franscini's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Stefano Franscini is named after 66939 Franscini^[6].

Why It Matters

66939 Franscini has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]