7906 Melanchton

Summary

7906 Melanchton is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 7906 Melanchton is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 7906 Melanchton is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 7906 Melanchton is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 7906 Melanchton's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 7906 Melanchton's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Philipp Melanchthon is named after 7906 Melanchton^[8].
• 7906 Melanchton followed 7905 Juzoitami^[9].
• 7906 Melanchton was followed by Q517451^[10].
• 7906 Melanchton's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 7906 Melanchton's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 7906 Melanchton's provisional designation is recorded as 1955 UX1^[13].
• 7906 Melanchton's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 TT1^[14].
• 7906 Melanchton's provisional designation is recorded as 3081 P-L^[15].
• 7906 Melanchton's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 7906 Melanchton's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 7906 Melanchton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.14'}^[18].
• 7906 Melanchton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1443811'}^[19].
• 7906 Melanchton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1469422723595111'}^[20].
• 7906 Melanchton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.8'}^[21].
• 7906 Melanchton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.91'}^[22].
• 7906 Melanchton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+10.03142'}^[23].
• 7906 Melanchton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+10.02079639491055'}^[24].
• 7906 Melanchton's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.33'}^[25].
• 7906 Melanchton's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1948.446275700371'}^[26].
• 7906 Melanchton's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+227.83957'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

7906 Melanchton's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Philipp Melanchthon is named after 7906 Melanchton^[8].

Why It Matters

7906 Melanchton has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]