7853 Confucius

Summary

7853 Confucius is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 7853 Confucius is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 7853 Confucius is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 7853 Confucius is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 7853 Confucius's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 7853 Confucius's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Confucius is named after 7853 Confucius^[8].
• 7853 Confucius's follows is recorded as 7852 Itsukushima^[9].
• 7853 Confucius's followed by is recorded as 7854 Laotse^[10].
• 7853 Confucius's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 7853 Confucius's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 7853 Confucius's provisional designation is recorded as 1965 DD^[13].
• 7853 Confucius's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 JB1^[14].
• 7853 Confucius's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 EP48^[15].
• 7853 Confucius's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 AL2^[16].
• 7853 Confucius's provisional designation is recorded as 2086 T-2^[17].
• 7853 Confucius's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-01-29T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 7853 Confucius's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y18vb^[19].
• 7853 Confucius's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20007853^[20].
• 7853 Confucius's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 7853 Confucius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.24'}^[22].
• 7853 Confucius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2417095'}^[23].
• 7853 Confucius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2472772529918846'}^[24].
• 7853 Confucius's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.1'}^[25].
• 7853 Confucius's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.22'}^[26].
• 7853 Confucius's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.89140'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

7853 Confucius's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Confucius is named after 7853 Confucius^[8].

Why It Matters

7853 Confucius ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]