3554 Amun

Summary

3554 Amun is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3554 Amun is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 3554 Amun is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 3554 Amun's image is recorded as Amun Sept 9 2012.PNG^[5].
• 3554 Amun's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 3554 Amun's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[7].
• 3554 Amun's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[8].
• Amun is named after 3554 Amun^[9].
• 3554 Amun's follows is recorded as 3553 Mera^[10].
• 3554 Amun's followed by is recorded as Q918428^[11].
• 3554 Amun's minor planet group is recorded as Aten asteroid^[12].
• 3554 Amun's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[13].
• 3554 Amun's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Amun symbol (fixed width).svg^[14].
• 3554 Amun's Commons category is recorded as 3554 Amun^[15].
• 3554 Amun's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[16].
• 3554 Amun's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 EB^[17].
• 3554 Amun's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1986-03-04T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 3554 Amun's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03m0d8^[19].
• 3554 Amun's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003554^[20].
• 3554 Amun's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 3554 Amun's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.281'}^[22].
• 3554 Amun's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2804215'}^[23].
• 3554 Amun's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2805906629144661'}^[24].
• 3554 Amun's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.82'}^[25].
• 3554 Amun's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.91'}^[26].
• 3554 Amun's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.363'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include asteroid^[6] and near-Earth object^[7].

History and Context

Amun is named after 3554 Amun^[9].

Why It Matters

3554 Amun ranks in the top 1% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]