3690 Larson

Summary

3690 Larson is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3690 Larson is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 3690 Larson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3690 Larson's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• Stephen M. Larson is named after 3690 Larson^[6].
• 3690 Larson's follows is recorded as 3689 Yeates^[7].
• 3690 Larson's followed by is recorded as 3691 Bede^[8].
• 3690 Larson's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3690 Larson's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 3690 Larson's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 GW^[11].
• 3690 Larson's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 PM^[12].
• 3690 Larson's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-08-03T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 3690 Larson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y71kw^[14].
• 3690 Larson's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003690^[15].
• 3690 Larson's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 3690 Larson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}^[17].
• 3690 Larson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1653097'}^[18].
• 3690 Larson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1660321716154123'}^[19].
• 3690 Larson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}^[20].
• 3690 Larson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.61'}^[21].
• 3690 Larson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.03263'}^[22].
• 3690 Larson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.035970952947054'}^[23].
• 3690 Larson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.36'}^[24].
• 3690 Larson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1228.222606736854'}^[25].
• 3690 Larson's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+6.6571'}^[26].
• 3690 Larson's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+235.25365'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3690 Larson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Stephen M. Larson is named after 3690 Larson^[6].

Why It Matters

3690 Larson ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]