3973 Ogilvie

Summary

3973 Ogilvie is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3973 Ogilvie is credited with the discovery of Laurence G. Taff^[3].
• 3973 Ogilvie's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3973 Ogilvie's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site^[5].
• 3973 Ogilvie's follows is recorded as 3972 Richard^[6].
• 3973 Ogilvie's followed by is recorded as 3974 Verveer^[7].
• 3973 Ogilvie's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 3973 Ogilvie's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 3973 Ogilvie's provisional designation is recorded as 1948 NA^[10].
• 3973 Ogilvie's provisional designation is recorded as 1959 RB^[11].
• 3973 Ogilvie's provisional designation is recorded as 1970 QK1^[12].
• 3973 Ogilvie's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 VH1^[13].
• 3973 Ogilvie's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 SN5^[14].
• 3973 Ogilvie's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 UC1^[15].
• 3973 Ogilvie's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-10-30T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 3973 Ogilvie's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7tq0^[17].
• 3973 Ogilvie's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003973^[18].
• 3973 Ogilvie's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 3973 Ogilvie's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.21'}^[20].
• 3973 Ogilvie's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2080065'}^[21].
• 3973 Ogilvie's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2072917675729795'}^[22].
• 3973 Ogilvie's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.0'}^[23].
• 3973 Ogilvie's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.22'}^[24].
• 3973 Ogilvie's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.84852'}^[25].
• 3973 Ogilvie's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.84745412820607'}^[26].
• 3973 Ogilvie's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.62'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3973 Ogilvie's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

3973 Ogilvie ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]