2866 Hardy

Summary

2866 Hardy is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2866 Hardy is credited with the discovery of Sylvain Arend^[3].
• 2866 Hardy's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2866 Hardy's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Royal Observatory of Belgium^[5].
• Oliver Hardy is named after 2866 Hardy^[6].
• 2866 Hardy's follows is recorded as 2865 Laurel^[7].
• 2866 Hardy's followed by is recorded as 2867 Šteins^[8].
• 2866 Hardy's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 2866 Hardy's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 2866 Hardy's provisional designation is recorded as 1961 TA^[11].
• 2866 Hardy's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 AR3^[12].
• 2866 Hardy's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 RR2^[13].
• 2866 Hardy's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1961-10-07T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 2866 Hardy's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02ym25^[15].
• 2866 Hardy's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20002866^[16].
• 2866 Hardy's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 2866 Hardy's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.21'}^[18].
• 2866 Hardy's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2059261'}^[19].
• 2866 Hardy's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2038284924810574'}^[20].
• 2866 Hardy's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.8'}^[21].
• 2866 Hardy's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.97'}^[22].
• 2866 Hardy's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.22429'}^[23].
• 2866 Hardy's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.221853960173874'}^[24].
• 2866 Hardy's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.96'}^[25].
• 2866 Hardy's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1814.321053224379'}^[26].
• 2866 Hardy's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+317.03570'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

2866 Hardy's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Oliver Hardy is named after 2866 Hardy^[6].

Why It Matters

2866 Hardy ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]