9161 Beaufort

Summary

9161 Beaufort is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 9161 Beaufort is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 9161 Beaufort's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 9161 Beaufort's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 9161 Beaufort's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Francis Beaufort is named after 9161 Beaufort^[7].
• 9161 Beaufort's follows is recorded as (9160) 1986 UH3^[8].
• 9161 Beaufort's followed by is recorded as 9162 Kwiila^[9].
• 9161 Beaufort's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 9161 Beaufort's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 9161 Beaufort's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 BZ1^[12].
• 9161 Beaufort's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 DM^[13].
• 9161 Beaufort's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1987-01-26T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 9161 Beaufort's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0yhb^[15].
• 9161 Beaufort's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009161^[16].
• 9161 Beaufort's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 9161 Beaufort's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}^[18].
• 9161 Beaufort's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1325447'}^[19].
• 9161 Beaufort's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.134067467472773'}^[20].
• 9161 Beaufort's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.2'}^[21].
• 9161 Beaufort's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.45'}^[22].
• 9161 Beaufort's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.06194'}^[23].
• 9161 Beaufort's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.08275376603027'}^[24].
• 9161 Beaufort's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.34'}^[25].
• 9161 Beaufort's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1583.376001726901'}^[26].
• 9161 Beaufort's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+140.06095'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9161 Beaufort's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Francis Beaufort is named after 9161 Beaufort^[7].

Why It Matters

9161 Beaufort has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]