3638 Davis

Summary

3638 Davis is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 3638 Davis is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 3638 Davis's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3638 Davis's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• Donald R. Davis is named after 3638 Davis^[6].
• 3638 Davis followed 3637 O'Meara^[7].
• 3638 Davis was followed by 3639 Weidenschilling^[8].
• 3638 Davis's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3638 Davis's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 3638 Davis's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 FL1^[11].
• 3638 Davis's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 WX^[12].
• 3638 Davis's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 YM2^[13].
• 3638 Davis's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 CN^[14].
• 3638 Davis's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1984-11-20T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 3638 Davis's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 3638 Davis's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.077'}^[17].
• 3638 Davis's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0774510'}^[18].
• 3638 Davis's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07463565844036493'}^[19].
• 3638 Davis's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.5'}^[20].
• 3638 Davis's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.72'}^[21].
• 3638 Davis's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+11.29815'}^[22].
• 3638 Davis's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+11.30782055223957'}^[23].
• 3638 Davis's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.23'}^[24].
• 3638 Davis's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1910.495742998258'}^[25].
• 3638 Davis's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+8.9'}^[26].
• 3638 Davis's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+108.99487'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

3638 Davis's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Donald R. Davis is named after 3638 Davis^[6].

Why It Matters

3638 Davis has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]