2862 Vavilov

Summary

2862 Vavilov is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2862 Vavilov is credited with the discovery of Nikolai Chernykh^[3].
• 2862 Vavilov's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2862 Vavilov's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Crimean Astrophysical Observatory^[5].
• Nikolai Vavilov is named after 2862 Vavilov^[6].
• 2862 Vavilov's follows is recorded as Q1047600^[7].
• 2862 Vavilov's followed by is recorded as Q1069305^[8].
• 2862 Vavilov's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2862 Vavilov's Commons category is recorded as 2862 Vavilov^[10].
• 2862 Vavilov's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 2862 Vavilov's provisional designation is recorded as 1931 DY^[12].
• 2862 Vavilov's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 VF1^[13].
• 2862 Vavilov's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 JP^[14].
• 2862 Vavilov's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 SV2^[15].
• 2862 Vavilov's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1977-05-15T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 2862 Vavilov's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yhpr5^[17].
• 2862 Vavilov's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002862^[18].
• 2862 Vavilov's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 2862 Vavilov's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[20].
• 2862 Vavilov's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1142114'}^[21].
• 2862 Vavilov's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1149611394828454'}^[22].
• 2862 Vavilov's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.7'}^[23].
• 2862 Vavilov's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.98'}^[24].
• 2862 Vavilov's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.48510'}^[25].
• 2862 Vavilov's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.483430500536639'}^[26].
• 2862 Vavilov's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.27'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2862 Vavilov's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Nikolai Vavilov is named after 2862 Vavilov^[6].

Why It Matters

2862 Vavilov ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]