6972 Helvetius

Summary

6972 Helvetius is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 6972 Helvetius is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 6972 Helvetius's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 6972 Helvetius's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[5].
• Claude Adrien Helvétius is named after 6972 Helvetius^[6].
• 6972 Helvetius followed 6971 Omogokei^[7].
• 6972 Helvetius was followed by Q156581^[8].
• 6972 Helvetius's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 6972 Helvetius's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 6972 Helvetius's provisional designation is recorded as 1938 DR1^[11].
• 6972 Helvetius's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 EZ5^[12].
• 6972 Helvetius's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 GY3^[13].
• 6972 Helvetius's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 UR2^[14].
• 6972 Helvetius's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1992-04-04T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 6972 Helvetius's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 6972 Helvetius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.13'}^[17].
• 6972 Helvetius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1291052'}^[18].
• 6972 Helvetius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1259811092958224'}^[19].
• 6972 Helvetius's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.9'}^[20].
• 6972 Helvetius's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.0'}^[21].
• 6972 Helvetius's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.11'}^[22].
• 6972 Helvetius's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.35119'}^[23].
• 6972 Helvetius's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.358428719244111'}^[24].
• 6972 Helvetius's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.12'}^[25].
• 6972 Helvetius's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1504.617588263583'}^[26].
• 6972 Helvetius's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+16.35'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

6972 Helvetius's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Claude Adrien Helvétius is named after 6972 Helvetius^[6].

Why It Matters

6972 Helvetius has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]