3259 Brownlee

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q652218
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3259 Brownlee

Summary

3259 Brownlee is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 3259 Brownlee is credited with the discovery of John C. Platt[3].
  • 3259 Brownlee's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 3259 Brownlee's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[5].
  • Donald E. Brownlee is named after 3259 Brownlee[6].
  • 3259 Brownlee followed Q151142[7].
  • 3259 Brownlee was followed by Q1047363[8].
  • 3259 Brownlee's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • 3259 Brownlee's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • 3259 Brownlee's provisional designation is recorded as 1934 XE[11].
  • 3259 Brownlee's provisional designation is recorded as 1937 JJ[12].
  • 3259 Brownlee's provisional designation is recorded as 1937 KD[13].
  • 3259 Brownlee's provisional designation is recorded as 1943 MC[14].
  • 3259 Brownlee's provisional designation is recorded as 1948 JA[15].
  • 3259 Brownlee's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 XX[16].
  • 3259 Brownlee's provisional designation is recorded as 1954 KF[17].
  • 3259 Brownlee's provisional designation is recorded as 1956 TO[18].
  • 3259 Brownlee's provisional designation is recorded as 1965 JG[19].
  • 3259 Brownlee's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 SQ5[20].
  • 3259 Brownlee's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 KA[21].
  • 3259 Brownlee's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 RE1[22].
  • 3259 Brownlee's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 VH3[23].
  • 3259 Brownlee's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 XX1[24].
  • 3259 Brownlee's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 YC2[25].
  • 3259 Brownlee's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 SZ4[26].
  • 3259 Brownlee's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1984-09-25T00:00:00Z[27].

Body

Definition and Type

3259 Brownlee's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Origins

Donald E. Brownlee is named after 3259 Brownlee[6].

Why It Matters

3259 Brownlee has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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