3194 Dorsey

Summary

3194 Dorsey is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 3194 Dorsey is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 3194 Dorsey is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 3194 Dorsey's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 3194 Dorsey's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• 3194 Dorsey followed Q150999^[7].
• 3194 Dorsey was followed by Q666223^[8].
• 3194 Dorsey's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3194 Dorsey's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 3194 Dorsey's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 SY^[11].
• 3194 Dorsey's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 KD1^[12].
• 3194 Dorsey's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1982-05-27T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 3194 Dorsey's significant event is recorded as naming^[14].
• 3194 Dorsey's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.10'}^[15].
• 3194 Dorsey's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1031847'}^[16].
• 3194 Dorsey's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09937467854758461'}^[17].
• 3194 Dorsey's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.1'}^[18].
• 3194 Dorsey's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.3'}^[19].
• 3194 Dorsey's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+10.95545'}^[20].
• 3194 Dorsey's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+10.94658922708541'}^[21].
• 3194 Dorsey's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.22'}^[22].
• 3194 Dorsey's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1908.813255235509'}^[23].
• 3194 Dorsey's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+17.81'}^[24].
• 3194 Dorsey's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+64.34581'}^[25].
• 3194 Dorsey's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+64.28715912070689'}^[26].
• 3194 Dorsey's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.0102803'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

3194 Dorsey's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Why It Matters

3194 Dorsey has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]