13868 Catalonia

Summary

13868 Catalonia is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 13868 Catalonia is credited with the discovery of Joan Guarro i Fló^[3].
• 13868 Catalonia's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 13868 Catalonia's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Piera Observatory^[5].
• Catalonia is named after 13868 Catalonia^[6].
• 13868 Catalonia's follows is recorded as (13867) 1999 XR182^[7].
• 13868 Catalonia's followed by is recorded as 13869 Fruge^[8].
• 13868 Catalonia's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 13868 Catalonia's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 13868 Catalonia's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 TJ6^[11].
• 13868 Catalonia's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 OB9^[12].
• 13868 Catalonia's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 YZ8^[13].
• 13868 Catalonia's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-12-29T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 13868 Catalonia's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y154f^[15].
• 13868 Catalonia's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20013868^[16].
• 13868 Catalonia's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 13868 Catalonia's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.12'}^[18].
• 13868 Catalonia's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1232734298850458'}^[19].
• 13868 Catalonia's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.66'}^[20].
• 13868 Catalonia's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.219596846344384'}^[21].
• 13868 Catalonia's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1492.547797654024'}^[22].
• 13868 Catalonia's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+302.1278354583681'}^[23].
• 13868 Catalonia's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.555955062791154'}^[24].
• 13868 Catalonia's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.871036410013466'}^[25].
• 13868 Catalonia's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2444559'}^[26].
• 13868 Catalonia's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.240873715568841'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

13868 Catalonia's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Catalonia is named after 13868 Catalonia^[6].

Why It Matters

13868 Catalonia has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]