3837 Carr

Summary

3837 Carr is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3837 Carr is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 3837 Carr's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3837 Carr's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[5].
• Michael H. Carr is named after 3837 Carr^[6].
• 3837 Carr's follows is recorded as 3836 Lem^[7].
• 3837 Carr's followed by is recorded as 3838 Epona^[8].
• 3837 Carr's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3837 Carr's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 3837 Carr's provisional designation is recorded as 1962 JH^[11].
• 3837 Carr's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 YO7^[12].
• 3837 Carr's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 JU2^[13].
• 3837 Carr's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 VS^[14].
• 3837 Carr's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-05-06T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 3837 Carr's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y14rc^[16].
• 3837 Carr's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003837^[17].
• 3837 Carr's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 3837 Carr's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07'}^[19].
• 3837 Carr's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0700500'}^[20].
• 3837 Carr's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.069404512620238'}^[21].
• 3837 Carr's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.9'}^[22].
• 3837 Carr's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.02'}^[23].
• 3837 Carr's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.82483'}^[24].
• 3837 Carr's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.821054755987255'}^[25].
• 3837 Carr's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.78'}^[26].
• 3837 Carr's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1379.660034462041'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3837 Carr's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Michael H. Carr is named after 3837 Carr^[6].

Why It Matters

3837 Carr ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]