3987 Wujek

Summary

3987 Wujek is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3987 Wujek is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 3987 Wujek's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3987 Wujek's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• 3987 Wujek's follows is recorded as 3986 Rozhkovskij^[6].
• 3987 Wujek's followed by is recorded as Q152423^[7].
• 3987 Wujek's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 3987 Wujek's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 3987 Wujek's provisional designation is recorded as 1969 OS^[10].
• 3987 Wujek's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 VX2^[11].
• 3987 Wujek's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 YS1^[12].
• 3987 Wujek's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 EL1^[13].
• 3987 Wujek's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1986-03-05T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 3987 Wujek's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yl210^[15].
• 3987 Wujek's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003987^[16].
• 3987 Wujek's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 3987 Wujek's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.12'}^[18].
• 3987 Wujek's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1161886'}^[19].
• 3987 Wujek's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1181390894449342'}^[20].
• 3987 Wujek's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.2'}^[21].
• 3987 Wujek's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.29'}^[22].
• 3987 Wujek's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.82506'}^[23].
• 3987 Wujek's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.818549532196303'}^[24].
• 3987 Wujek's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.52'}^[25].
• 3987 Wujek's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1651.929749185141'}^[26].
• 3987 Wujek's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+8.037'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3987 Wujek's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

3987 Wujek 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 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]