3898 Curlewis

Summary

3898 Curlewis is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3898 Curlewis is credited with the discovery of Michael P. Candy^[3].
• 3898 Curlewis is credited with the discovery of Perth Observatory^[4].
• 3898 Curlewis's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 3898 Curlewis's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Perth Observatory^[6].
• Harold Curlewis is named after 3898 Curlewis^[7].
• 3898 Curlewis's follows is recorded as Q152326^[8].
• 3898 Curlewis's followed by is recorded as Q152329^[9].
• 3898 Curlewis's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 3898 Curlewis's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 3898 Curlewis's provisional designation is recorded as 1954 UW^[12].
• 3898 Curlewis's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 SE6^[13].
• 3898 Curlewis's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 UJ2^[14].
• 3898 Curlewis's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 SF9^[15].
• 3898 Curlewis's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 UE^[16].
• 3898 Curlewis's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-09-26T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 3898 Curlewis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y1b3l^[18].
• 3898 Curlewis's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003898^[19].
• 3898 Curlewis's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 3898 Curlewis's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}^[21].
• 3898 Curlewis's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1564878'}^[22].
• 3898 Curlewis's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1583641451013733'}^[23].
• 3898 Curlewis's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.6'}^[24].
• 3898 Curlewis's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.79'}^[25].
• 3898 Curlewis's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.65702'}^[26].
• 3898 Curlewis's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.659289006018965'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3898 Curlewis's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Harold Curlewis is named after 3898 Curlewis^[7].

Why It Matters

3898 Curlewis 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 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]