878 Mildred

Summary

878 Mildred is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 878 Mildred is credited with the discovery of Seth Barnes Nicholson^[3].
• 878 Mildred is credited with the discovery of Harlow Shapley^[4].
• 878 Mildred's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 878 Mildred's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Mount Wilson Observatory^[6].
• Mildred Shapley Matthews is named after 878 Mildred^[7].
• 878 Mildred's follows is recorded as 877 Walküre^[8].
• 878 Mildred's followed by is recorded as Q157589^[9].
• 878 Mildred's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 878 Mildred's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 878 Mildred's provisional designation is recorded as 1916 f^[12].
• 878 Mildred's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 VG6^[13].
• 878 Mildred's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 GZ8^[14].
• 878 Mildred's provisional designation is recorded as A916 RC^[15].
• 878 Mildred's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1916-09-06T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 878 Mildred's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08m8by^[17].
• 878 Mildred's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000878^[18].
• 878 Mildred's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 878 Mildred's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2259789310322301'}^[20].
• 878 Mildred's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.89'}^[21].
• 878 Mildred's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.05983'}^[22].
• 878 Mildred's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.066612489118851'}^[23].
• 878 Mildred's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1325.089242251696'}^[24].
• 878 Mildred's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+2.6607'}^[25].
• 878 Mildred's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+172.7980228458636'}^[26].
• 878 Mildred's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.361009860496028'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

878 Mildred's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Mildred Shapley Matthews is named after 878 Mildred^[7].

Why It Matters

878 Mildred has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]