1877 Marsden

Summary

1877 Marsden is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1877 Marsden is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[3].
• 1877 Marsden is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[4].
• 1877 Marsden's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 1877 Marsden's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• Brian G. Marsden is named after 1877 Marsden^[7].
• 1877 Marsden's follows is recorded as 1876 Napolitania^[8].
• 1877 Marsden's followed by is recorded as 1878 Hughes^[9].
• 1877 Marsden's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 1877 Marsden's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[11].
• 1877 Marsden's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 1877 Marsden's provisional designation is recorded as 1950 TG^[13].
• 1877 Marsden's provisional designation is recorded as 1950 TT2^[14].
• 1877 Marsden's provisional designation is recorded as 1971 FC^[15].
• 1877 Marsden's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1971-03-24T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 1877 Marsden's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7bls^[17].
• 1877 Marsden's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001877^[18].
• 1877 Marsden's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 1877 Marsden's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.21'}^[20].
• 1877 Marsden's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2074491'}^[21].
• 1877 Marsden's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2045742132194861'}^[22].
• 1877 Marsden's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.9'}^[23].
• 1877 Marsden's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.91'}^[24].
• 1877 Marsden's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+17.54324'}^[25].
• 1877 Marsden's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+17.53146603391744'}^[26].
• 1877 Marsden's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+7.84'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

1877 Marsden's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Brian G. Marsden is named after 1877 Marsden^[7].

Why It Matters

1877 Marsden ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]