3959 Irwin

Summary

3959 Irwin is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 3959 Irwin is credited with the discovery of Indiana Asteroid Program^[3].
• 3959 Irwin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3959 Irwin's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Goethe Link Observatory^[5].
• John B. Irwin is named after 3959 Irwin^[6].
• 3959 Irwin's follows is recorded as 3958 Komendantov^[7].
• 3959 Irwin's followed by is recorded as Q152410^[8].
• 3959 Irwin's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3959 Irwin's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 3959 Irwin's provisional designation is recorded as 1954 UN2^[11].
• 3959 Irwin's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 TP4^[12].
• 3959 Irwin's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 UX10^[13].
• 3959 Irwin's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 CY1^[14].
• 3959 Irwin's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1954-10-28T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 3959 Irwin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y49qs^[16].
• 3959 Irwin's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003959^[17].
• 3959 Irwin's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 3959 Irwin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.19'}^[19].
• 3959 Irwin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1878271'}^[20].
• 3959 Irwin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.187259834410241'}^[21].
• 3959 Irwin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.9'}^[22].
• 3959 Irwin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.05'}^[23].
• 3959 Irwin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.28356'}^[24].
• 3959 Irwin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.285245928140396'}^[25].
• 3959 Irwin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.39'}^[26].
• 3959 Irwin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1240.04149593536'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3959 Irwin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

John B. Irwin is named after 3959 Irwin^[6].

Why It Matters

3959 Irwin has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]