2309 Mr. Spock

Summary

2309 Mr. Spock is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2309 Mr. Spock is credited with the discovery of James Gibson^[3].
• 2309 Mr. Spock's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2309 Mr. Spock's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Leoncito Astronomical Complex^[5].
• Spock is named after 2309 Mr. Spock^[6].
• 2309 Mr. Spock's follows is recorded as Q567817^[7].
• 2309 Mr. Spock's followed by is recorded as Q672516^[8].
• 2309 Mr. Spock's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2309 Mr. Spock's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2309 Mr. Spock's provisional designation is recorded as 1935 SN1^[11].
• 2309 Mr. Spock's provisional designation is recorded as 1948 EJ1^[12].
• 2309 Mr. Spock's provisional designation is recorded as 1956 TL^[13].
• 2309 Mr. Spock's provisional designation is recorded as 1971 QX1^[14].
• 2309 Mr. Spock's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 CU^[15].
• 2309 Mr. Spock's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 SF3^[16].
• 2309 Mr. Spock's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1971-08-16T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 2309 Mr. Spock's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02xqw9^[18].
• 2309 Mr. Spock's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002309^[19].
• 2309 Mr. Spock's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 2309 Mr. Spock's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}^[21].
• 2309 Mr. Spock's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0922229'}^[22].
• 2309 Mr. Spock's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09507746569749434'}^[23].
• 2309 Mr. Spock's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.3'}^[24].
• 2309 Mr. Spock's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.45'}^[25].
• 2309 Mr. Spock's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.97932'}^[26].
• 2309 Mr. Spock's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.98341072397621'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2309 Mr. Spock's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Spock is named after 2309 Mr. Spock^[6].

Why It Matters

2309 Mr. Spock ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]