9481 Menchú

Summary

9481 Menchú is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 9481 Menchú is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 9481 Menchú is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 9481 Menchú is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 9481 Menchú's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 9481 Menchú's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Rigoberta Menchú is named after 9481 Menchú^[8].
• 9481 Menchú's follows is recorded as Q1192314^[9].
• 9481 Menchú's followed by is recorded as 9482 Rubéndarío^[10].
• 9481 Menchú's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 9481 Menchú's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 9481 Menchú's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 UF26^[13].
• 9481 Menchú's provisional designation is recorded as 2559 P-L^[14].
• 9481 Menchú's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 9481 Menchú's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/043kghf^[16].
• 9481 Menchú's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009481^[17].
• 9481 Menchú's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 9481 Menchú's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}^[19].
• 9481 Menchú's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0945612'}^[20].
• 9481 Menchú's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09359476467690213'}^[21].
• 9481 Menchú's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[22].
• 9481 Menchú's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.1'}^[23].
• 9481 Menchú's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.22'}^[24].
• 9481 Menchú's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.74053'}^[25].
• 9481 Menchú's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.740783766568639'}^[26].
• 9481 Menchú's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.46'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9481 Menchú's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Rigoberta Menchú is named after 9481 Menchú^[8].

Why It Matters

9481 Menchú has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]