7211 Xerxes

Summary

7211 Xerxes is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 7211 Xerxes is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 7211 Xerxes is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 7211 Xerxes is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 7211 Xerxes's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 7211 Xerxes's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Xerxes I is named after 7211 Xerxes^[8].
• 7211 Xerxes followed Q583805^[9].
• 7211 Xerxes was followed by Q598796^[10].
• 7211 Xerxes's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 7211 Xerxes's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 7211 Xerxes's provisional designation is recorded as 1240 T-1^[13].
• 7211 Xerxes's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 SA6^[14].
• 7211 Xerxes's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 SF13^[15].
• 7211 Xerxes's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 NE2^[16].
• 7211 Xerxes's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1971-03-25T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 7211 Xerxes's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[18].
• 7211 Xerxes's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 7211 Xerxes's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.16'}^[20].
• 7211 Xerxes's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1630194'}^[21].
• 7211 Xerxes's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1613201688661573'}^[22].
• 7211 Xerxes's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.1'}^[23].
• 7211 Xerxes's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.25'}^[24].
• 7211 Xerxes's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.11468'}^[25].
• 7211 Xerxes's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.099767687900144'}^[26].
• 7211 Xerxes's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.68'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

7211 Xerxes's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Xerxes I is named after 7211 Xerxes^[8].

Why It Matters

7211 Xerxes has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]