3401 Vanphilos

Summary

3401 Vanphilos is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3401 Vanphilos is credited with the discovery of Harvard College Observatory^[3].
• 3401 Vanphilos is credited with the discovery of Oak Ridge Observatory^[4].
• 3401 Vanphilos's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 3401 Vanphilos's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Oak Ridge Observatory^[6].
• 3401 Vanphilos's follows is recorded as Q151503^[7].
• 3401 Vanphilos's followed by is recorded as 3402 Wisdom^[8].
• 3401 Vanphilos's minor planet group is recorded as Mars-crossing asteroid^[9].
• 3401 Vanphilos's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 3401 Vanphilos's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 3401 Vanphilos's provisional designation is recorded as 1946 DA^[12].
• 3401 Vanphilos's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 PA^[13].
• 3401 Vanphilos's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-08-01T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 3401 Vanphilos's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yhp2z^[15].
• 3401 Vanphilos's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003401^[16].
• 3401 Vanphilos's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[17].
• 3401 Vanphilos's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 3401 Vanphilos's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.36'}^[19].
• 3401 Vanphilos's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3600321'}^[20].
• 3401 Vanphilos's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3583351778353397'}^[21].
• 3401 Vanphilos's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.4'}^[22].
• 3401 Vanphilos's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.38'}^[23].
• 3401 Vanphilos's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+21.79580'}^[24].
• 3401 Vanphilos's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+21.80280609351134'}^[25].
• 3401 Vanphilos's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.64'}^[26].
• 3401 Vanphilos's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1331.389082709577'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3401 Vanphilos's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Why It Matters

3401 Vanphilos 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 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]