3671 Dionysus

Summary

3671 Dionysus is a potentially hazardous asteroid^[1]. It draws 18 Wikipedia views per month (potentially_hazardous_asteroid category, ranking #23 of 147).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3671 Dionysus is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 3671 Dionysus is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 3671 Dionysus's image is recorded as Orbit of 3671 Dionysus.gif^[5].
• 3671 Dionysus's instance of is recorded as potentially hazardous asteroid^[6].
• 3671 Dionysus's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[7].
• 3671 Dionysus's instance of is recorded as near-Earth asteroid^[8].
• 3671 Dionysus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[9].
• Dionysus is named after 3671 Dionysus^[10].
• 3671 Dionysus's follows is recorded as 3670 Northcott^[11].
• 3671 Dionysus's followed by is recorded as 3672 Stevedberg^[12].
• 3671 Dionysus's minor planet group is recorded as Amor asteroid^[13].
• 3671 Dionysus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[14].
• 3671 Dionysus's minor planet group is recorded as Apollo asteroid^[15].
• 3671 Dionysus's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Dionysus symbol (fixed width).svg^[16].
• 3671 Dionysus's Commons category is recorded as 3671 Dionysos^[17].
• 3671 Dionysus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[18].
• 3671 Dionysus's child astronomical body is recorded as S/1997 (3671) 1^[19].
• 3671 Dionysus's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 KD^[20].
• 3671 Dionysus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1984-05-27T00:00:00Z^[21].
• 3671 Dionysus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h17kz^[22].
• 3671 Dionysus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003671^[23].
• 3671 Dionysus's asteroid spectral type is recorded as C-type asteroid^[24].
• 3671 Dionysus's significant event is recorded as naming^[25].
• 3671 Dionysus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.5419'}^[26].
• 3671 Dionysus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.5415436'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include potentially hazardous asteroid^[6], near-Earth object^[7], and near-Earth asteroid^[8].

History and Context

Dionysus is named after 3671 Dionysus^[10].

Why It Matters

3671 Dionysus draws 18 Wikipedia views per month (potentially_hazardous_asteroid category, ranking #23 of 147).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]