6892 Lana

Summary

6892 Lana is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 6892 Lana is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin^[3].
• 6892 Lana is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus^[4].
• 6892 Lana's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 6892 Lana's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• Francesco Lana de Terzi is named after 6892 Lana^[7].
• 6892 Lana followed 6891 Triconia^[8].
• 6892 Lana was followed by 6893 Sanderson^[9].
• 6892 Lana's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 6892 Lana's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 6892 Lana's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 VG8^[12].
• 6892 Lana's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 XR1^[13].
• 6892 Lana's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1978-11-07T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 6892 Lana's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 6892 Lana's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.27'}^[16].
• 6892 Lana's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2690741'}^[17].
• 6892 Lana's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.269803680922422'}^[18].
• 6892 Lana's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.1'}^[19].
• 6892 Lana's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.15'}^[20].
• 6892 Lana's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.25903'}^[21].
• 6892 Lana's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.258694479546413'}^[22].
• 6892 Lana's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.12'}^[23].
• 6892 Lana's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1501.744057225658'}^[24].
• 6892 Lana's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+62.25841'}^[25].
• 6892 Lana's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+62.21749480467574'}^[26].
• 6892 Lana's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.5699123'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

6892 Lana's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Origins

Francesco Lana de Terzi is named after 6892 Lana^[7].

Why It Matters

6892 Lana has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]