2240 Tsai

Summary

2240 Tsai is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2240 Tsai is credited with the discovery of Harvard College Observatory^[3].
• 2240 Tsai is credited with the discovery of Oak Ridge Observatory^[4].
• 2240 Tsai's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 2240 Tsai's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Oak Ridge Observatory^[6].
• Chang-hsien Tsai is named after 2240 Tsai^[7].
• 2240 Tsai followed 2239 Paracelsus^[8].
• 2240 Tsai was followed by 2241 Alcathous^[9].
• 2240 Tsai's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 2240 Tsai's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 2240 Tsai's provisional designation is recorded as 1952 FP^[12].
• 2240 Tsai's provisional designation is recorded as 1966 RH^[13].
• 2240 Tsai's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 TV1^[14].
• 2240 Tsai's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 YA^[15].
• 2240 Tsai's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1978-12-30T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 2240 Tsai's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 2240 Tsai's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.15'}^[18].
• 2240 Tsai's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1530653'}^[19].
• 2240 Tsai's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1454373653840438'}^[20].
• 2240 Tsai's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.8'}^[21].
• 2240 Tsai's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.9'}^[22].
• 2240 Tsai's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.98'}^[23].
• 2240 Tsai's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+0.84201'}^[24].
• 2240 Tsai's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+0.839521580715912'}^[25].
• 2240 Tsai's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.59'}^[26].
• 2240 Tsai's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2049.841302749527'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2240 Tsai's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Origins

Chang-hsien Tsai is named after 2240 Tsai^[7].

Why It Matters

2240 Tsai has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]