7970 Lichtenberg

Summary

7970 Lichtenberg is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 7970 Lichtenberg is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 7970 Lichtenberg is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 7970 Lichtenberg is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 7970 Lichtenberg's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 7970 Lichtenberg's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Georg Christoph Lichtenberg is named after 7970 Lichtenberg^[8].
• 7970 Lichtenberg followed (7969) 1997 RP3^[9].
• 7970 Lichtenberg was followed by 7971 Meckbach^[10].
• 7970 Lichtenberg's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 7970 Lichtenberg's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 7970 Lichtenberg's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 GK5^[13].
• 7970 Lichtenberg's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 RX17^[14].
• 7970 Lichtenberg's provisional designation is recorded as 6065 P-L^[15].
• 7970 Lichtenberg's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 7970 Lichtenberg's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 7970 Lichtenberg's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.24'}^[18].
• 7970 Lichtenberg's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2424369'}^[19].
• 7970 Lichtenberg's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2449741018695085'}^[20].
• 7970 Lichtenberg's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.1'}^[21].
• 7970 Lichtenberg's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.2'}^[22].
• 7970 Lichtenberg's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.35'}^[23].
• 7970 Lichtenberg's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.15069'}^[24].
• 7970 Lichtenberg's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.146983779647979'}^[25].
• 7970 Lichtenberg's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.14'}^[26].
• 7970 Lichtenberg's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1508.910647914762'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

7970 Lichtenberg's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg is named after 7970 Lichtenberg^[8].

Why It Matters

7970 Lichtenberg has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]