3310 Patsy

Summary

3310 Patsy is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3310 Patsy is credited with the discovery of Clyde Tombaugh^[3].
• 3310 Patsy's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3310 Patsy's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Lowell Observatory^[5].
• Patricia Tombaugh is named after 3310 Patsy^[6].
• 3310 Patsy's follows is recorded as Q151281^[7].
• 3310 Patsy's followed by is recorded as 3311 Podobed^[8].
• 3310 Patsy's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3310 Patsy's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 3310 Patsy's provisional designation is recorded as 1930 MH^[11].
• 3310 Patsy's provisional designation is recorded as 1931 TS2^[12].
• 3310 Patsy's provisional designation is recorded as 1934 FB^[13].
• 3310 Patsy's provisional designation is recorded as 1939 CM^[14].
• 3310 Patsy's provisional designation is recorded as 1939 EC^[15].
• 3310 Patsy's provisional designation is recorded as 1948 YB^[16].
• 3310 Patsy's provisional designation is recorded as 1971 HO^[17].
• 3310 Patsy's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 TC1^[18].
• 3310 Patsy's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 WW^[19].
• 3310 Patsy's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1931-10-09T00:00:00Z^[20].
• 3310 Patsy's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7yc8^[21].
• 3310 Patsy's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003310^[22].
• 3310 Patsy's significant event is recorded as naming^[23].
• 3310 Patsy's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06'}^[24].
• 3310 Patsy's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0606639'}^[25].
• 3310 Patsy's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0593367007450014'}^[26].
• 3310 Patsy's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.7'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3310 Patsy's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Patricia Tombaugh is named after 3310 Patsy^[6].

Why It Matters

3310 Patsy ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]