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3562 Ignatius

asteroid
Place asteroid Q911846

Facts

24 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +23
Follows
3561 Devine[5]
Followed by
3563 Canterbury[6]
Absolute magnitude
+13.3, +13.5[20][21]
Apoapsis
+2.700, +2.700378735390095[31][32]
Argument of periapsis
+60.66064, +61.70595331776709[35][36]
Discoverer or inventor
Joe Wagner[2]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[39]
Longitude of ascending node
+92.87067, +92.73073871980158[27][28]
Mean anomaly
+281.71784, +221.7813820738903[37][38]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[7]
Named after
Ignatius of Loyola[4]
Orbital eccentricity
0.15 (0.15–0.15, n=3)[17][18][19]
Orbital inclination
+5.72564, +5.720444689395341[22][23]
Orbital period
+3.58, +1306.219498574731[24][25]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[8]
Periapsis
+1.9781488, +1.976705079533999[33][34]
Provisional designation
1952 BM2, 1952 DZ1, 1965 YF, 1978 NC5, 1984 AZ, A909 BM[9][10][11][12][13][14]
Rotation period
+2.832[26]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.3392745, +2.338541907462047[29][30]
Significant event
naming[16]
Site of astronomical discovery
Anderson Mesa Station[3]
Time of discovery or invention
January 8, 1984[15]
Time of periapsis
+2461502.010705003[40]
🏷️ Also known as
en 3562 Ignatius en (3562) Ignatius en Ignatius de (3562) Ignace de (3562) Ignatius es 3562 Ignacio fa سیارک 3562 fa سیارک ۳۵۶۲ fr (3562) Ignatius pt (3562) Ignatius ru 1952 BM2 ru 1952 DZ1 ru 1965 YF ru 1978 NC5 ru 1984 AZ ru (3562) 1984 AZ ru A909 BM ru Ignatius uk 3562 Ignatius uk 3562 Ігнатіус
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y44dp
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20003562
Minor Planet Center body ID
3562

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Discoverer or inventor 1
Joe Wagner
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Follows 1
3561 Devine
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Named after 1
Ignatius of Loyola
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Preceded by (successor) 1
3561 Devine
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Anderson Mesa Station
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Summary

3562 Ignatius is an asteroid[1].

Related Entities

Ignatius of Loyola

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Kwamikagami · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant event → naming
    Followed by → 3563 Canterbury
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    Sitelink count → 27
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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