9499 Excalibur

Summary

9499 Excalibur is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 9499 Excalibur is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 9499 Excalibur is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 9499 Excalibur is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 9499 Excalibur's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 9499 Excalibur's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Excalibur is named after 9499 Excalibur^[8].
• 9499 Excalibur followed 9498 Westerbork^[9].
• 9499 Excalibur was followed by Q731199^[10].
• 9499 Excalibur's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 9499 Excalibur's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 9499 Excalibur's provisional designation is recorded as 1269 T-2^[13].
• 9499 Excalibur's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 UJ1^[14].
• 9499 Excalibur's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 EP24^[15].
• 9499 Excalibur's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-09-29T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 9499 Excalibur's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 9499 Excalibur's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.01'}^[18].
• 9499 Excalibur's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0068963'}^[19].
• 9499 Excalibur's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.007459199320001577'}^[20].
• 9499 Excalibur's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.7'}^[21].
• 9499 Excalibur's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.87'}^[22].
• 9499 Excalibur's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+0.95159'}^[23].
• 9499 Excalibur's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+0.9536907268716135'}^[24].
• 9499 Excalibur's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.04'}^[25].
• 9499 Excalibur's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1843.524817961263'}^[26].
• 9499 Excalibur's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+294.87828'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

9499 Excalibur's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Excalibur is named after 9499 Excalibur^[8].

Why It Matters

9499 Excalibur has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]