3640 Gostin

Summary

3640 Gostin is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3640 Gostin is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 3640 Gostin is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 3640 Gostin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 3640 Gostin's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• Victor A. Gostin is named after 3640 Gostin^[7].
• 3640 Gostin's follows is recorded as 3639 Weidenschilling^[8].
• 3640 Gostin's followed by is recorded as Q151931^[9].
• 3640 Gostin's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 3640 Gostin's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 3640 Gostin's provisional designation is recorded as 1955 SS^[12].
• 3640 Gostin's provisional designation is recorded as 1960 CB^[13].
• 3640 Gostin's provisional designation is recorded as 1970 CS^[14].
• 3640 Gostin's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 VJ1^[15].
• 3640 Gostin's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 TR3^[16].
• 3640 Gostin's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1985-10-11T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 3640 Gostin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y2xqk^[18].
• 3640 Gostin's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003640^[19].
• 3640 Gostin's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[20].
• 3640 Gostin's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 3640 Gostin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}^[22].
• 3640 Gostin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0868928'}^[23].
• 3640 Gostin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08602233801332528'}^[24].
• 3640 Gostin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.5'}^[25].
• 3640 Gostin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.63'}^[26].
• 3640 Gostin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.31173'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3640 Gostin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Victor A. Gostin is named after 3640 Gostin^[7].

Why It Matters

3640 Gostin ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]