3581 Alvarez

Summary

3581 Alvarez is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 3581 Alvarez is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 3581 Alvarez is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 3581 Alvarez's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 3581 Alvarez's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• Luis Walter Alvarez is named after 3581 Alvarez^[7].
• 3581 Alvarez followed 3580 Avery^[8].
• 3581 Alvarez was followed by Q151865^[9].
• 3581 Alvarez's minor planet group is recorded as Mars-crossing asteroid^[10].
• 3581 Alvarez's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 3581 Alvarez's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 3581 Alvarez's provisional designation is recorded as 1962 JL^[13].
• 3581 Alvarez's provisional designation is recorded as 1971 KE^[14].
• 3581 Alvarez's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 TG4^[15].
• 3581 Alvarez's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 HC^[16].
• 3581 Alvarez's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1985-04-23T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 3581 Alvarez's asteroid spectral type is recorded as B-type asteroid^[18].
• 3581 Alvarez's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 3581 Alvarez's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.41'}^[20].
• 3581 Alvarez's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.4053454'}^[21].
• 3581 Alvarez's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.4063807791697185'}^[22].
• 3581 Alvarez's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.2'}^[23].
• 3581 Alvarez's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.32'}^[24].
• 3581 Alvarez's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+28.85788'}^[25].
• 3581 Alvarez's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+28.87452190845099'}^[26].
• 3581 Alvarez's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.62'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

3581 Alvarez's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Origins

Luis Walter Alvarez is named after 3581 Alvarez^[7].

Why It Matters

3581 Alvarez has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]