3117 Niépce

Summary

3117 Niépce is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3117 Niépce is credited with the discovery of Norman G. Thomas^[3].
• 3117 Niépce's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3117 Niépce's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• Nicéphore Niépce is named after 3117 Niépce^[6].
• 3117 Niépce's follows is recorded as Q731198^[7].
• 3117 Niépce's followed by is recorded as Q1047340^[8].
• 3117 Niépce's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3117 Niépce's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 3117 Niépce's provisional designation is recorded as 1962 XV1^[11].
• 3117 Niépce's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 AA2^[12].
• 3117 Niépce's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 NR^[13].
• 3117 Niépce's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 UE5^[14].
• 3117 Niépce's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 EY^[15].
• 3117 Niépce's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 HL4^[16].
• 3117 Niépce's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 CM1^[17].
• 3117 Niépce's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1983-02-11T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 3117 Niépce's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7nrq^[19].
• 3117 Niépce's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003117^[20].
• 3117 Niépce's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 3117 Niépce's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06'}^[22].
• 3117 Niépce's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0556739'}^[23].
• 3117 Niépce's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05649500636593143'}^[24].
• 3117 Niépce's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.4'}^[25].
• 3117 Niépce's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.49'}^[26].
• 3117 Niépce's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.24063'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3117 Niépce's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Nicéphore Niépce is named after 3117 Niépce^[6].

Why It Matters

3117 Niépce ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]