9954 Brachiosaurus

Summary

9954 Brachiosaurus is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 9954 Brachiosaurus is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 9954 Brachiosaurus's image is recorded as AnimatedOrbitOf9954Brachiosaurus.gif^[4].
• 9954 Brachiosaurus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 9954 Brachiosaurus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[6].
• 9954 Brachiosaurus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[7].
• Brachiosaurus is named after 9954 Brachiosaurus^[8].
• 9954 Brachiosaurus's follows is recorded as (9953) 1991 EB^[9].
• 9954 Brachiosaurus's followed by is recorded as (9955) 1991 PU11^[10].
• 9954 Brachiosaurus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 9954 Brachiosaurus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 9954 Brachiosaurus's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 WP5^[13].
• 9954 Brachiosaurus's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 GX7^[14].
• 9954 Brachiosaurus's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 UO3^[15].
• 9954 Brachiosaurus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-04-08T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 9954 Brachiosaurus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03hmx_n^[17].
• 9954 Brachiosaurus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009954^[18].
• 9954 Brachiosaurus's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 9954 Brachiosaurus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}^[20].
• 9954 Brachiosaurus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1313847'}^[21].
• 9954 Brachiosaurus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1297260564059969'}^[22].
• 9954 Brachiosaurus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.3'}^[23].
• 9954 Brachiosaurus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}^[24].
• 9954 Brachiosaurus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.62'}^[25].
• 9954 Brachiosaurus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.09301'}^[26].
• 9954 Brachiosaurus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.08596'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9954 Brachiosaurus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Brachiosaurus is named after 9954 Brachiosaurus^[8].

Why It Matters

9954 Brachiosaurus ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]