7720 Lepaute

Summary

7720 Lepaute is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 7720 Lepaute is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 7720 Lepaute is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 7720 Lepaute is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 7720 Lepaute's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 7720 Lepaute's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Nicole-Reine Lepaute is named after 7720 Lepaute^[8].
• 7720 Lepaute followed (7719) 1997 GT36^[9].
• 7720 Lepaute was followed by 7721 Andrillat^[10].
• 7720 Lepaute's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 7720 Lepaute's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[12].
• 7720 Lepaute's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 7720 Lepaute's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 WN17^[14].
• 7720 Lepaute's provisional designation is recorded as 4559 P-L^[15].
• 7720 Lepaute's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-26T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 7720 Lepaute's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 7720 Lepaute's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.16'}^[18].
• 7720 Lepaute's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1637933'}^[19].
• 7720 Lepaute's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1649529444355251'}^[20].
• 7720 Lepaute's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.6'}^[21].
• 7720 Lepaute's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.75'}^[22].
• 7720 Lepaute's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+0.62486'}^[23].
• 7720 Lepaute's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+0.6260068442554625'}^[24].
• 7720 Lepaute's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.84'}^[25].
• 7720 Lepaute's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2130.562574583482'}^[26].
• 7720 Lepaute's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+174.81922'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

7720 Lepaute's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Nicole-Reine Lepaute is named after 7720 Lepaute^[8].

Why It Matters

7720 Lepaute has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]