2863 Ben Mayer

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q1069305
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2863 Ben Mayer

Summary

2863 Ben Mayer is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 2863 Ben Mayer is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell[3].
  • 2863 Ben Mayer's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 2863 Ben Mayer's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station[5].
  • Ben Mayer is named after 2863 Ben Mayer[6].
  • 2863 Ben Mayer followed 2862 Vavilov[7].
  • 2863 Ben Mayer was followed by Q772881[8].
  • 2863 Ben Mayer's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • 2863 Ben Mayer's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • 2863 Ben Mayer's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 NV[11].
  • 2863 Ben Mayer's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 YG4[12].
  • 2863 Ben Mayer's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 QG2[13].
  • 2863 Ben Mayer's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 DF2[14].
  • 2863 Ben Mayer's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-08-30T00:00:00Z[15].
  • 2863 Ben Mayer's significant event is recorded as naming[16].
  • 2863 Ben Mayer's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.19'}[17].
  • 2863 Ben Mayer's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1942273'}[18].
  • 2863 Ben Mayer's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.190606390879123'}[19].
  • 2863 Ben Mayer's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.4'}[20].
  • 2863 Ben Mayer's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.54'}[21].
  • 2863 Ben Mayer's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.96791'}[22].
  • 2863 Ben Mayer's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.969236473564675'}[23].
  • 2863 Ben Mayer's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.63'}[24].
  • 2863 Ben Mayer's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2061.264650873231'}[25].
  • 2863 Ben Mayer's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+120.82740'}[26].
  • 2863 Ben Mayer's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+120.766541056099'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2863 Ben Mayer's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Origins

Ben Mayer is named after 2863 Ben Mayer[6].

Why It Matters

2863 Ben Mayer has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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