3255 Tholen

Summary

3255 Tholen is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3255 Tholen is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 3255 Tholen's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3255 Tholen's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• David J. Tholen is named after 3255 Tholen^[6].
• 3255 Tholen's follows is recorded as Q151133^[7].
• 3255 Tholen's followed by is recorded as Q615393^[8].
• 3255 Tholen's minor planet group is recorded as Mars-crossing asteroid^[9].
• 3255 Tholen's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 3255 Tholen's Commons category is recorded as 3255 Tholen^[11].
• 3255 Tholen's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 3255 Tholen's provisional designation is recorded as 1969 SD^[13].
• 3255 Tholen's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 RA^[14].
• 3255 Tholen's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1980-09-02T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 3255 Tholen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yh6v0^[16].
• 3255 Tholen's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003255^[17].
• 3255 Tholen's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[18].
• 3255 Tholen's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 3255 Tholen's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.36'}^[20].
• 3255 Tholen's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3638924'}^[21].
• 3255 Tholen's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3628849849642289'}^[22].
• 3255 Tholen's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}^[23].
• 3255 Tholen's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.56'}^[24].
• 3255 Tholen's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+21.35337'}^[25].
• 3255 Tholen's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+21.36346123382715'}^[26].
• 3255 Tholen's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.65'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3255 Tholen's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

David J. Tholen is named after 3255 Tholen^[6].

Why It Matters

3255 Tholen ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]