7907 Erasmus

Summary

7907 Erasmus is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 7907 Erasmus is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 7907 Erasmus is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 7907 Erasmus is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 7907 Erasmus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 7907 Erasmus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Erasmus is named after 7907 Erasmus^[8].
• 7907 Erasmus followed Q537160^[9].
• 7907 Erasmus was followed by Q285227^[10].
• 7907 Erasmus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 7907 Erasmus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 7907 Erasmus's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 NL6^[13].
• 7907 Erasmus's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 GR8^[14].
• 7907 Erasmus's provisional designation is recorded as 4047 P-L^[15].
• 7907 Erasmus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 7907 Erasmus's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 7907 Erasmus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.02'}^[18].
• 7907 Erasmus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0205881'}^[19].
• 7907 Erasmus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.01837310027944766'}^[20].
• 7907 Erasmus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.1'}^[21].
• 7907 Erasmus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.23'}^[22].
• 7907 Erasmus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.06765'}^[23].
• 7907 Erasmus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.069047783077817'}^[24].
• 7907 Erasmus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.65'}^[25].
• 7907 Erasmus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1696.708902947714'}^[26].
• 7907 Erasmus's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+339.43337'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

7907 Erasmus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Erasmus is named after 7907 Erasmus^[8].

Why It Matters

7907 Erasmus has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]