1604 Tombaugh

Summary

1604 Tombaugh is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1604 Tombaugh is credited with the discovery of Carl Otto Lampland^[3].
• 1604 Tombaugh's image is recorded as 001604-asteroid shape model (1604) Tombaugh.png^[4].
• 1604 Tombaugh's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 1604 Tombaugh's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Lowell Observatory^[6].
• Clyde Tombaugh is named after 1604 Tombaugh^[7].
• 1604 Tombaugh's follows is recorded as Q141308^[8].
• 1604 Tombaugh's followed by is recorded as Q141335^[9].
• 1604 Tombaugh's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 1604 Tombaugh's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Tombaugh symbol (fixed width).svg^[11].
• 1604 Tombaugh's Commons category is recorded as 1604 Tombaugh^[12].
• 1604 Tombaugh's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 1604 Tombaugh's provisional designation is recorded as 1930 DX^[14].
• 1604 Tombaugh's provisional designation is recorded as 1931 FH^[15].
• 1604 Tombaugh's provisional designation is recorded as 1933 SA1^[16].
• 1604 Tombaugh's provisional designation is recorded as 1936 FA^[17].
• 1604 Tombaugh's provisional designation is recorded as 1937 JH^[18].
• 1604 Tombaugh's provisional designation is recorded as 1941 CF^[19].
• 1604 Tombaugh's provisional designation is recorded as 1943 OE^[20].
• 1604 Tombaugh's provisional designation is recorded as 1948 ME^[21].
• 1604 Tombaugh's provisional designation is recorded as 1949 ST1^[22].
• 1604 Tombaugh's provisional designation is recorded as A920 EC^[23].
• 1604 Tombaugh's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1931-03-24T00:00:00Z^[24].
• 1604 Tombaugh's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04rml3^[25].
• 1604 Tombaugh's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001604^[26].
• 1604 Tombaugh's asteroid spectral type is recorded as X-type asteroid^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

1604 Tombaugh's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Clyde Tombaugh is named after 1604 Tombaugh^[7].

Why It Matters

1604 Tombaugh ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]