3382 Cassidy

Summary

3382 Cassidy is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3382 Cassidy is credited with the discovery of Henry L. Giclas^[3].
• 3382 Cassidy's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3382 Cassidy's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Lowell Observatory^[5].
• William A. Cassidy is named after 3382 Cassidy^[6].
• 3382 Cassidy's follows is recorded as Q151447^[7].
• 3382 Cassidy's followed by is recorded as 3383 Koyama^[8].
• 3382 Cassidy's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3382 Cassidy's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 3382 Cassidy's provisional designation is recorded as 1938 SK^[11].
• 3382 Cassidy's provisional designation is recorded as 1948 RD^[12].
• 3382 Cassidy's provisional designation is recorded as 1948 RE1^[13].
• 3382 Cassidy's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 BF6^[14].
• 3382 Cassidy's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1948-09-07T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 3382 Cassidy's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y151b^[16].
• 3382 Cassidy's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003382^[17].
• 3382 Cassidy's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 3382 Cassidy's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[19].
• 3382 Cassidy's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1830257'}^[20].
• 3382 Cassidy's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1831329551919878'}^[21].
• 3382 Cassidy's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.9'}^[22].
• 3382 Cassidy's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.0'}^[23].
• 3382 Cassidy's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.99938'}^[24].
• 3382 Cassidy's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.998053406555441'}^[25].
• 3382 Cassidy's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.36'}^[26].
• 3382 Cassidy's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1226.311201588786'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3382 Cassidy's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

William A. Cassidy is named after 3382 Cassidy^[6].

Why It Matters

3382 Cassidy ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 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]