New Horizons

Summary

New Horizons is a space probe^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of space_probe entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,666 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• New Horizons's image is recorded as Encounter 01 lg.jpg^[3].
• New Horizons's instance of is recorded as space probe^[4].
• New Horizons's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration^[5].
• New Horizons's logo image is recorded as New Horizons - Logo2 big.png^[6].
• New Horizons's followed by is recorded as Juno^[7].
• New Horizons's manufacturer is recorded as Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory^[8].
• New Horizons's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2014061514^[9].
• New Horizons's COSPAR ID is recorded as 2006-001A^[10].
• New Horizons's part of is recorded as New Frontiers program^[11].
• New Horizons's Commons category is recorded as New Horizons^[12].
• New Horizons's space launch vehicle is recorded as Atlas V 551^[13].
• New Horizons's SCN is recorded as 28928^[14].
• New Horizons's country of origin is recorded as United States^[15].
• New Horizons's powered by is recorded as GPHS-RTG^[16].
• New Horizons's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +2006-01-19T00:00:00Z^[17].
• New Horizons's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/022pl7^[18].
• New Horizons's Minor Planet Center observatory code is recorded as C54^[19].
• New Horizons's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[20].
• New Horizons's significant event is recorded as flyby^[21].
• New Horizons's significant event is recorded as planetary flyby^[22].
• New Horizons's significant event is recorded as planetary flyby^[23].
• New Horizons's significant event is recorded as planetary flyby^[24].
• New Horizons's official website is recorded as https://newhorizons.jhuapl.edu/^[25].
• New Horizons's topic's main category is recorded as Category:New Horizons^[26].
• New Horizons's Commons gallery is recorded as New Horizons^[27].

Why It Matters

New Horizons ranks in the top 1% of space_probe entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,666 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

It is credited with the discovery of Ripley^[30], an impact crater^[31]; Nasreddin Crater^[32], an impact crater^[33]; and 2011 HM102^[34], an asteroid^[35].

FAQs

What did New Horizons discover?

New Horizons is credited as discoverer of Ripley^[30], Nasreddin Crater^[32], and 2011 HM102^[34].