7968 Elst–Pizarro

Summary

7968 Elst–Pizarro is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 7968 Elst–Pizarro is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 7968 Elst–Pizarro is credited with the discovery of Guido Pizarro^[4].
• 7968 Elst–Pizarro's image is recorded as 7968 Elst–Pizarro Eso9637a.jpg^[5].
• 7968 Elst–Pizarro's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 7968 Elst–Pizarro's instance of is recorded as periodic comet^[7].
• 7968 Elst–Pizarro's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[8].
• Eric Walter Elst is named after 7968 Elst–Pizarro^[9].
• Guido Pizarro is named after 7968 Elst–Pizarro^[10].
• 7968 Elst–Pizarro's follows is recorded as 7967 Beny^[11].
• 7968 Elst–Pizarro's followed by is recorded as (7969) 1997 RP3^[12].
• 7968 Elst–Pizarro's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[13].
• 7968 Elst–Pizarro's Commons category is recorded as 7968 Elst-Pizarro^[14].
• 7968 Elst–Pizarro's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[15].
• 7968 Elst–Pizarro's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 NU5^[16].
• 7968 Elst–Pizarro's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 OW7^[17].
• 7968 Elst–Pizarro's provisional designation is recorded as 133P^[18].
• 7968 Elst–Pizarro's catalog code is recorded as 1996 N2^[19].
• 7968 Elst–Pizarro's catalog code is recorded as 133P^[20].
• 7968 Elst–Pizarro's catalog code is recorded as 1979 OW7^[21].
• 7968 Elst–Pizarro's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-07-14T00:00:00Z^[22].
• 7968 Elst–Pizarro's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02sdj0^[23].
• 7968 Elst–Pizarro's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20007968^[24].
• 7968 Elst–Pizarro's significant event is recorded as naming^[25].
• 7968 Elst–Pizarro's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}^[26].
• 7968 Elst–Pizarro's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1578252'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include asteroid^[6] and periodic comet^[7].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 1996 N2^[19], 133P^[20], and 1979 OW7^[21]. Things named after include Eric Walter Elst^[9], an astronomer^[28], 1936–2022^[29], of Belgium^[30], specialised in astronomy^[31] and Guido Pizarro^[10], an astronomer^[32], b. 2000^[33], of Chile^[34].

Why It Matters

7968 Elst–Pizarro ranks in the top 1% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]