2008 TC3

Summary

2008 TC3 is an Earth-crossing asteroid^[1]. It draws 88 Wikipedia views per month (earth_crossing_asteroid category, ranking #1 of 9).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2008 TC3 is credited with the discovery of Catalina Sky Survey^[3].
• 2008 TC3's image is recorded as 2008 TC3 Tumbling (reduced).gif^[4].
• 2008 TC3's instance of is recorded as former entity^[5].
• 2008 TC3's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 2008 TC3's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[7].
• 2008 TC3's instance of is recorded as near-Earth asteroid^[8].
• 2008 TC3's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Mount Lemmon Survey^[9].
• 2008 TC3's minor planet group is recorded as Apollo asteroid^[10].
• 2008 TC3's Commons category is recorded as 2008 TC3^[11].
• 2008 TC3's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 2008 TC3's provisional designation is recorded as 2008 TC3^[13].
• 2008 TC3's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2008-10-06T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 2008 TC3's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 20.8, 'lon': 32.2}^[15].
• 2008 TC3's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04mx15b^[16].
• 2008 TC3's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 3430291^[17].
• 2008 TC3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.312065'}^[18].
• 2008 TC3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3120674404369712'}^[19].
• 2008 TC3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+30.72'}^[20].
• 2008 TC3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.54'}^[21].
• 2008 TC3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.542215283712214'}^[22].
• 2008 TC3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+546.5276864845741'}^[23].
• 2008 TC3's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+0.0269409'}^[24].
• 2008 TC3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+194.10'}^[25].
• 2008 TC3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+194.1011435928938'}^[26].
• 2008 TC3's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1.308205067914859'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include former entity^[5], asteroid^[6], near-Earth object^[7], and near-Earth asteroid^[8].

Why It Matters

2008 TC3 draws 88 Wikipedia views per month (earth_crossing_asteroid category, ranking #1 of 9).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]