274301 Wikipedia

274301 Wikipedia
Orbital diagram of 274301 Wikipedia
Discovery[1]
Discovered byAndrushivka Obs.
Discovery siteAndrushivka Obs.
Discovery date25 August 2008
Designations
(274301) Wikipedia
Pronunciation/ˌwɪkiˈpiːdiə/
WIK-i-PEE-dee-ə
Named after
Wikipedia[1]
(online encyclopedia)
2008 QH24
1997 RO4
2007 FK34
main belt[1][2] · (inner)
Vesta[3][4]
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc20.62 yr (7,530 d)
Aphelion2.7306 AU
Perihelion2.0325 AU
2.3815 AU
Eccentricity0.1466
3.68 yr (1,342 d)
335.71°
0° 16m 5.52s / day
Inclination6.7312°
183.37°
139.37°
Physical characteristics
0.95 km (est. at 0.35)[5]
1.5±0.5 km (assumed)[6]
V or S (SDSS-MOC)[3]
17.00[1]

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]

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