1977 Shura

Summary

1977 Shura is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1977 Shura is credited with the discovery of Tamara Smirnova^[3].
• 1977 Shura's image is recorded as 001977-asteroid shape model (1977) Shura.png^[4].
• 1977 Shura's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 1977 Shura's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Crimean Astrophysical Observatory^[6].
• Aleksandr Kosmodemyansky is named after 1977 Shura^[7].
• 1977 Shura's follows is recorded as 1976 Kaverin^[8].
• 1977 Shura's followed by is recorded as Q757347^[9].
• 1977 Shura's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 1977 Shura's Commons category is recorded as 1977 Shura^[11].
• 1977 Shura's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 1977 Shura's provisional designation is recorded as 1942 RW^[13].
• 1977 Shura's provisional designation is recorded as 1952 UT1^[14].
• 1977 Shura's provisional designation is recorded as 1968 DE^[15].
• 1977 Shura's provisional designation is recorded as 1970 QY^[16].
• 1977 Shura's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1970-08-30T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 1977 Shura's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygk15^[18].
• 1977 Shura's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001977^[19].
• 1977 Shura's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[20].
• 1977 Shura's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 1977 Shura's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07'}^[22].
• 1977 Shura's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0735566'}^[23].
• 1977 Shura's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07393748418159447'}^[24].
• 1977 Shura's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.6'}^[25].
• 1977 Shura's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.8'}^[26].
• 1977 Shura's different from is recorded as 1977^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

1977 Shura's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Aleksandr Kosmodemyansky is named after 1977 Shura^[7].

Why It Matters

1977 Shura ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]