3625 Fracastoro

Summary

3625 Fracastoro is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3625 Fracastoro is credited with the discovery of Walter Ferreri^[3].
• 3625 Fracastoro's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3625 Fracastoro's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[5].
• Mario Girolamo Fracastoro is named after 3625 Fracastoro^[6].
• 3625 Fracastoro's follows is recorded as Q1046602^[7].
• 3625 Fracastoro's followed by is recorded as Q151918^[8].
• 3625 Fracastoro's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3625 Fracastoro's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 3625 Fracastoro's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 DD^[11].
• 3625 Fracastoro's provisional designation is recorded as 1952 HX2^[12].
• 3625 Fracastoro's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 NE^[13].
• 3625 Fracastoro's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 PG^[14].
• 3625 Fracastoro's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 FH1^[15].
• 3625 Fracastoro's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 HZ1^[16].
• 3625 Fracastoro's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 JN1^[17].
• 3625 Fracastoro's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1984-04-27T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 3625 Fracastoro's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y282s^[19].
• 3625 Fracastoro's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003625^[20].
• 3625 Fracastoro's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 3625 Fracastoro's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[22].
• 3625 Fracastoro's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1162101'}^[23].
• 3625 Fracastoro's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1217598767091199'}^[24].
• 3625 Fracastoro's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.4'}^[25].
• 3625 Fracastoro's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.52'}^[26].
• 3625 Fracastoro's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.02895'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3625 Fracastoro's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Mario Girolamo Fracastoro is named after 3625 Fracastoro^[6].

Why It Matters

3625 Fracastoro ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]