3545 Gaffey

Summary

3545 Gaffey is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 3545 Gaffey is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 3545 Gaffey's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3545 Gaffey's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• Michael James Gaffey is named after 3545 Gaffey^[6].
• 3545 Gaffey's follows is recorded as Q919309^[7].
• 3545 Gaffey's followed by is recorded as Q666243^[8].
• 3545 Gaffey's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3545 Gaffey's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 3545 Gaffey's provisional designation is recorded as 1970 JJ^[11].
• 3545 Gaffey's provisional designation is recorded as 1970 LN^[12].
• 3545 Gaffey's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 XG2^[13].
• 3545 Gaffey's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 SB11^[14].
• 3545 Gaffey's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 FW1^[15].
• 3545 Gaffey's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 SO1^[16].
• 3545 Gaffey's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 WK2^[17].
• 3545 Gaffey's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-11-20T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 3545 Gaffey's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y2gbd^[19].
• 3545 Gaffey's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003545^[20].
• 3545 Gaffey's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[21].
• 3545 Gaffey's significant event is recorded as naming^[22].
• 3545 Gaffey's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06'}^[23].
• 3545 Gaffey's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0582735'}^[24].
• 3545 Gaffey's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05484232170351396'}^[25].
• 3545 Gaffey's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.2'}^[26].
• 3545 Gaffey's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.38'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3545 Gaffey's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Michael James Gaffey is named after 3545 Gaffey^[6].

Why It Matters

3545 Gaffey has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]