274301 Wikipedia

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274301 Wikipedia
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1.5±0.5 km (assumed)[6]
V or S (SDSS-MOC)[3]
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274301 Wikipedia, provisional designation 2008 QH24, is a Vestian asteroid orbiting in the inner region of the asteroid belt, approximately 1 kilometer (0.6 mi) in diameter. It was discovered on 25 August 2008 by astronomers at the Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory in northern Ukraine.[1] The asteroid was named after the online encyclopedia Wikipedia in January 2013.[2]

Etymology

The decision of the

M.P.C. 82403).[7] The asteroid received the number 274301.[8] The name was proposed by Andriy Makukha, a board member of Wikimedia Ukraine. It was submitted to the Committee by the owner of the observatory, Yuri Ivashchenko.[9]
It reads:

Wikipedia is a free, copyleft, collaboratively edited online encyclopedia launched in 2001. In 11 years of its compilation it became one of the largest reference works and one of the most visited web-sites on the Internet. It is developed in more than 270 languages by enthusiasts from all over the world.

— International Astronomical Union, 13 January 2013[2]

Characteristics

Wikipedia is a member of the

semi-major axis of 2.38 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.15 and an inclination of 7° with respect to the ecliptic.[2] The asteroid's observation arc begins almost 11 years prior to its official discovery, with its first observation being 1997 RO4 by the ODAS survey in September 1997.[1]

Observation

The asteroid now named Wikipedia was discovered by

ODAS (France), Mount Lemmon Survey and Steward Observatory (both in Arizona, U.S.).[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "274301 Wikipedia (2008 QH24)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 274301 Wikipedia (2008 QH24)" (2018-04-21 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Asteroid 274301 Wikipedia". Small Bodies Data Ferret. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Asteroid (274301) Wikipedia – Proper Elements". AstDyS-2, Asteroids – Dynamic Site. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Asteroid Size Estimator". CNEOS NASA/JPL. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  6. ^ Workman, Robert (5 February 2013). "'Wikipedia' is in space — as an asteroid". NBC News. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  7. ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  8. ^ "MPC 74684" (PDF). Minor Planet Center. 18 April 2011.
  9. ^ a b "Астероїд, відкритий в Україні, було названо "Вікіпедія"". RegioNews. 31 January 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
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  11. ^ "Minor Planet Discoverers". Minor Planet Center. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  12. ^ "MPS 255948" (PDF). Minor Planet Center. 14 September 2008.

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