2962 Otto

asteroid
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2962 Otto

Summary

2962 Otto is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 31 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 2962 Otto is credited with the discovery of Yrjö Väisälä[3].
  • 2962 Otto's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 2962 Otto's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Iso-Heikkilä Observatory[5].
  • Otto Hahn is named after 2962 Otto[6].
  • 2962 Otto's follows is recorded as 2961 Katsurahama[7].
  • 2962 Otto's followed by is recorded as Q150442[8].
  • 2962 Otto's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • 2962 Otto's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • 2962 Otto's provisional designation is recorded as 1931 TV2[11].
  • 2962 Otto's provisional designation is recorded as 1940 YF[12].
  • 2962 Otto's provisional designation is recorded as 1942 JB[13].
  • 2962 Otto's provisional designation is recorded as 1950 GC[14].
  • 2962 Otto's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 HJ5[15].
  • 2962 Otto's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1940-12-28T00:00:00Z[16].
  • 2962 Otto's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7wl6[17].
  • 2962 Otto's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002962[18].
  • 2962 Otto's significant event is recorded as naming[19].
  • 2962 Otto's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.04'}[20].
  • 2962 Otto's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0390066'}[21].
  • 2962 Otto's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.04049358336976874'}[22].
  • 2962 Otto's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.2'}[23].
  • 2962 Otto's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.19'}[24].
  • 2962 Otto's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+15.64300'}[25].
  • 2962 Otto's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+15.64580184060106'}[26].
  • 2962 Otto's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.12'}[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

2962 Otto is credited with the discovery of Yrjö Väisälä[3].

Why It Matters

2962 Otto has Wikipedia articles in 31 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] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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