3235 Melchior

Summary

3235 Melchior is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 3235 Melchior is credited with the discovery of Henri Debehogne^[3].
• 3235 Melchior is credited with the discovery of Giovanni de Sanctis^[4].
• 3235 Melchior's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 3235 Melchior's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Paul Melchior is named after 3235 Melchior^[7].
• 3235 Melchior followed Q738933^[8].
• 3235 Melchior was followed by Q918822^[9].
• 3235 Melchior's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 3235 Melchior's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 3235 Melchior's provisional designation is recorded as 1959 EX^[12].
• 3235 Melchior's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 WA^[13].
• 3235 Melchior's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 EL1^[14].
• 3235 Melchior's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-03-06T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 3235 Melchior's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 3235 Melchior's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.25'}^[17].
• 3235 Melchior's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2452967'}^[18].
• 3235 Melchior's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2410673097369559'}^[19].
• 3235 Melchior's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.7'}^[20].
• 3235 Melchior's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.99'}^[21].
• 3235 Melchior's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+13.52026'}^[22].
• 3235 Melchior's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+13.47868536439561'}^[23].
• 3235 Melchior's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.39'}^[24].
• 3235 Melchior's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1609.193426034259'}^[25].
• 3235 Melchior's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+348.18199'}^[26].
• 3235 Melchior's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+348.0238108568953'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

3235 Melchior's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Origins

Paul Melchior is named after 3235 Melchior^[7].

Why It Matters

3235 Melchior has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]