3871 Reiz

Summary

3871 Reiz is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3871 Reiz is credited with the discovery of Richard Martin West^[3].
• 3871 Reiz's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3871 Reiz's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[5].
• Anders Reiz is named after 3871 Reiz^[6].
• 3871 Reiz's follows is recorded as 3870 Mayré^[7].
• 3871 Reiz's followed by is recorded as Q152280^[8].
• 3871 Reiz's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3871 Reiz's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 3871 Reiz's provisional designation is recorded as 1958 AG^[11].
• 3871 Reiz's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 SE12^[12].
• 3871 Reiz's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 DR2^[13].
• 3871 Reiz's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 XY1^[14].
• 3871 Reiz's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1982-02-18T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 3871 Reiz's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y8423^[16].
• 3871 Reiz's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003871^[17].
• 3871 Reiz's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 3871 Reiz's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}^[19].
• 3871 Reiz's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0937982'}^[20].
• 3871 Reiz's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09522690788401067'}^[21].
• 3871 Reiz's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.2'}^[22].
• 3871 Reiz's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.3'}^[23].
• 3871 Reiz's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.63977'}^[24].
• 3871 Reiz's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.64416958363838'}^[25].
• 3871 Reiz's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.69'}^[26].
• 3871 Reiz's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2077.864731309178'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3871 Reiz's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Anders Reiz is named after 3871 Reiz^[6].

Why It Matters

3871 Reiz 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 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]