6999 Meitner

Summary

6999 Meitner is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 6999 Meitner is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 6999 Meitner is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 6999 Meitner is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 6999 Meitner's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 6999 Meitner's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Lise Meitner is named after 6999 Meitner^[8].
• 6999 Meitner followed Q156605^[9].
• 6999 Meitner was followed by Q156626^[10].
• 6999 Meitner's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 6999 Meitner's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 6999 Meitner's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 CB^[13].
• 6999 Meitner's provisional designation is recorded as 4379 T-3^[14].
• 6999 Meitner's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1977-10-16T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 6999 Meitner's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 6999 Meitner's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.10'}^[17].
• 6999 Meitner's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0988780'}^[18].
• 6999 Meitner's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0982666299389029'}^[19].
• 6999 Meitner's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.3'}^[20].
• 6999 Meitner's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.34'}^[21].
• 6999 Meitner's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.57103'}^[22].
• 6999 Meitner's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.573520855057017'}^[23].
• 6999 Meitner's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.44'}^[24].
• 6999 Meitner's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1257.903847291981'}^[25].
• 6999 Meitner's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+155.41478'}^[26].
• 6999 Meitner's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+155.3798889224331'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

6999 Meitner's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Lise Meitner is named after 6999 Meitner^[8].

Why It Matters

6999 Meitner has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]