Indiana Asteroid Program

Summary

Indiana Asteroid Program is an astronomical survey^[1]. It draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_survey category, ranking #24 of 60).^[2]

Key Facts

• Indiana Asteroid Program's instance of is recorded as astronomical survey^[3].
• Indiana Asteroid Program's founder is recorded as Frank K. Edmondson^[4].
• Indiana Asteroid Program's operator is recorded as Indiana University Bloomington^[5].
• Indiana Asteroid Program's location is recorded as Goethe Link Observatory^[6].
• +1949-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Indiana Asteroid Program^[7].
• Indiana Asteroid Program's end time is recorded as +1967-00-00T00:00:00Z^[8].
• Indiana Asteroid Program's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08flv0^[9].
• Indiana Asteroid Program's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Astronomical objects discovered by the Indiana Asteroid Program^[10].
• Indiana Asteroid Program's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Discoveries by Indiana University (Indiana Asteroid Program)^[11].
• Indiana Asteroid Program's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Q68235346^[12].

Body

Designation and Status

Indiana Asteroid Program's instance of is recorded as astronomical survey^[3].

History and Context

+1949-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Indiana Asteroid Program^[7].

Why It Matters

Indiana Asteroid Program draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_survey category, ranking #24 of 60).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[13]

It is credited with the discovery of 1997 Leverrier^[14], an asteroid^[15]; 2196 Ellicott^[16], an asteroid^[17]; 3428 Roberts^[18], an asteroid^[19]; 1996 Adams^[20], an asteroid^[21]; 3371 Giacconi^[22], an asteroid^[23]; and 3717 Thorenia^[24], an asteroid^[25].

FAQs

What did Indiana Asteroid Program discover?

Indiana Asteroid Program is credited as discoverer of 1997 Leverrier^[14], 2196 Ellicott^[16], 3428 Roberts^[18], and 1996 Adams^[20].