69263 Big Ben

Summary

69263 Big Ben is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 69263 Big Ben is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 69263 Big Ben's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 69263 Big Ben's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 69263 Big Ben's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• 69263 Big Ben's follows is recorded as (69262) 1986 PV6^[7].
• 69263 Big Ben's followed by is recorded as 69264 Nebra^[8].
• 69263 Big Ben's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 69263 Big Ben's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 69263 Big Ben's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 HM^[11].
• 69263 Big Ben's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 BB2^[12].
• 69263 Big Ben's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1987-01-29T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 69263 Big Ben's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cmbb8q^[14].
• 69263 Big Ben's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20069263^[15].
• 69263 Big Ben's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 69263 Big Ben's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[17].
• 69263 Big Ben's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1833428579752978'}^[18].
• 69263 Big Ben's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.5'}^[19].
• 69263 Big Ben's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.64'}^[20].
• 69263 Big Ben's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.0'}^[21].
• 69263 Big Ben's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.989166752516506'}^[22].
• 69263 Big Ben's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1275.544027385587'}^[23].
• 69263 Big Ben's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+233.8'}^[24].
• 69263 Big Ben's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+233.6503141493603'}^[25].
• 69263 Big Ben's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.301784623046935'}^[26].
• 69263 Big Ben's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.723800394279953'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

69263 Big Ben's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

69263 Big Ben has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]