6997 Laomedon

Summary

6997 Laomedon is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 6997 Laomedon is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 6997 Laomedon is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 6997 Laomedon is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 6997 Laomedon's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 6997 Laomedon's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Laomedon is named after 6997 Laomedon^[8].
• 6997 Laomedon followed Q156601^[9].
• 6997 Laomedon was followed by Q156605^[10].
• 6997 Laomedon's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan^[11].
• 6997 Laomedon's minor planet group is recorded as Trojan camp trojan asteroid^[12].
• 6997 Laomedon's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 6997 Laomedon's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 SS4^[14].
• 6997 Laomedon's provisional designation is recorded as 3104 T-3^[15].
• 6997 Laomedon's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1977-10-16T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 6997 Laomedon's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 6997 Laomedon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1'}^[18].
• 6997 Laomedon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1013099'}^[19].
• 6997 Laomedon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1008583868000816'}^[20].
• 6997 Laomedon's Lagrangian point is recorded as L5 Jupiter-Sun^[21].
• 6997 Laomedon's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.5'}^[22].
• 6997 Laomedon's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.6'}^[23].
• 6997 Laomedon's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+19.11754'}^[24].
• 6997 Laomedon's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+19.12562084112663'}^[25].
• 6997 Laomedon's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+11.78'}^[26].
• 6997 Laomedon's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+4304.495761662229'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

6997 Laomedon's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Laomedon is named after 6997 Laomedon^[8].

Why It Matters

6997 Laomedon has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]