11836 Eileen

Summary

11836 Eileen is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 11836 Eileen is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 11836 Eileen is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 11836 Eileen's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 11836 Eileen's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• Eileen Collins is named after 11836 Eileen^[7].
• 11836 Eileen's follows is recorded as (11835) 1985 RA4^[8].
• 11836 Eileen's followed by is recorded as (11837) 1986 GD^[9].
• 11836 Eileen's minor planet group is recorded as Mars-crossing asteroid^[10].
• 11836 Eileen's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 11836 Eileen's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 CB^[12].
• 11836 Eileen's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 PJ^[13].
• 11836 Eileen's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1986-02-05T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 11836 Eileen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y1jqx^[15].
• 11836 Eileen's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20011836^[16].
• 11836 Eileen's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 11836 Eileen's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.35'}^[18].
• 11836 Eileen's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3521135'}^[19].
• 11836 Eileen's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3509149634268161'}^[20].
• 11836 Eileen's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.7'}^[21].
• 11836 Eileen's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.89'}^[22].
• 11836 Eileen's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+22.46321'}^[23].
• 11836 Eileen's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+22.49218129042776'}^[24].
• 11836 Eileen's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.59'}^[25].
• 11836 Eileen's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1312.141312072471'}^[26].
• 11836 Eileen's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+8.81'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

11836 Eileen's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Eileen Collins is named after 11836 Eileen^[7].

Why It Matters

11836 Eileen ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]