23437 Šíma

Summary

23437 Šíma is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 23437 Šíma is credited with the discovery of Antonín Mrkos^[3].
• 23437 Šíma's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 23437 Šíma's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kleť Observatory^[5].
• Josef Šíma is named after 23437 Šíma^[6].
• 23437 Šíma followed 23436 Alekfursenko^[7].
• 23437 Šíma was followed by (23438) 1984 SZ5^[8].
• 23437 Šíma's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 23437 Šíma's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 23437 Šíma's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 SJ1^[11].
• 23437 Šíma's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 RF14^[12].
• 23437 Šíma's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 CX62^[13].
• 23437 Šíma's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 27, 1984^[14].
• 23437 Šíma's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 23437 Šíma's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.21'}^[16].
• 23437 Šíma's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2132423'}^[17].
• 23437 Šíma's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2130155607176207'}^[18].
• 23437 Šíma's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}^[19].
• 23437 Šíma's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.56'}^[20].
• 23437 Šíma's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.67359'}^[21].
• 23437 Šíma's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.675421199154988'}^[22].
• 23437 Šíma's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.39'}^[23].
• 23437 Šíma's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1236.276542570093'}^[24].
• 23437 Šíma's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+203.96941'}^[25].
• 23437 Šíma's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+203.9223885191685'}^[26].
• 23437 Šíma's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2545298'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

23437 Šíma's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Josef Šíma is named after 23437 Šíma^[6].

Why It Matters

23437 Šíma ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]