Difference between revisions of "Zappafrank"
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| + | [[Zappafrank]] is an asteroid discovered by L. Brozek on May 11 1980 and named in honor of [[Biography|Frank Zappa]]. Little is known of its physical properties, but it is thought to be between four and eight miles in diameter. Its orbit is elliptical and approximately 4.08 years in duration, 193 million miles at perihelion and 282 million miles at aphelion. | ||
| − | ... | + | ''Fig. 1'' shows the orbit of '''ZappaFrank''' relative to Earth, Mars, and Jupiter. |
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| + | ''Fig. 2'' is a picture taken on March 10 1996 by D. di Cicco and shows the relative motion of ZappaFrank over a period of one hour. | ||
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| + | This information was extracted from copyrighted material produced by the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams (CBAT) and the Minor Planet Center (MPT). | ||
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| + | '''(3834)Zappafrank''' is one of the stars in the "[[One Size Fits All]]" (1975) "[[:Category:One Size Fits All (The List)|universe]]". | ||
Other natural phenomena named after FZ: | Other natural phenomena named after FZ: | ||
| − | * The [[ZapA-ProteusMirabilis|Gene]] | + | * The [[ZapA-ProteusMirabilis|Gene]] – "ZapA (Proteus mirabilis)" |
| − | * The [[ZappaConfluentus|Fish]] | + | * The [[ZappaConfluentus|Fish]] – "Zappa confluentus" |
| − | * The [[ | + | * The [[Phialella Zappai|Jellyfish]] – "Phialella zappai" |
| − | * The [[AmauratomaZappa|Mollusc]] | + | * The [[AmauratomaZappa|Mollusc]] – "Amauratoma zappa" |
| − | * The [[PachygnathaZappa|Spider]] | + | * The [[PachygnathaZappa|Spider]] – "Pachygnatha zappa" |
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| + | Source: [http://www.andymurkin.net/Resources/MusicRes/ZapRes/natphen.html Natural Phenomena Named After Frank Zappa] | ||
[[Category:One Size Fits All (The List)]] | [[Category:One Size Fits All (The List)]] | ||
[[Category:Zappa Phenomena]] | [[Category:Zappa Phenomena]] | ||
| + | [[Category:1980]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:07, 1 August 2021
Zappafrank is an asteroid discovered by L. Brozek on May 11 1980 and named in honor of Frank Zappa. Little is known of its physical properties, but it is thought to be between four and eight miles in diameter. Its orbit is elliptical and approximately 4.08 years in duration, 193 million miles at perihelion and 282 million miles at aphelion.
Fig. 1 shows the orbit of ZappaFrank relative to Earth, Mars, and Jupiter.
Fig. 2 is a picture taken on March 10 1996 by D. di Cicco and shows the relative motion of ZappaFrank over a period of one hour.
This information was extracted from copyrighted material produced by the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams (CBAT) and the Minor Planet Center (MPT).
(3834)Zappafrank is one of the stars in the "One Size Fits All" (1975) "universe".
Other natural phenomena named after FZ:
