3696 Herald

Summary

3696 Herald is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 3696 Herald is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 3696 Herald's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3696 Herald's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• David Herald is named after 3696 Herald^[6].
• 3696 Herald's follows is recorded as 3695 Fiala^[7].
• 3696 Herald's followed by is recorded as 3697 Guyhurst^[8].
• 3696 Herald's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3696 Herald's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 3696 Herald's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 OF^[11].
• 3696 Herald's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1980-07-17T00:00:00Z^[12].
• 3696 Herald's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y3kx6^[13].
• 3696 Herald's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003696^[14].
• 3696 Herald's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 3696 Herald's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.15'}^[16].
• 3696 Herald's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1459152'}^[17].
• 3696 Herald's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1456876213581817'}^[18].
• 3696 Herald's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.4'}^[19].
• 3696 Herald's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.52'}^[20].
• 3696 Herald's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.11310'}^[21].
• 3696 Herald's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.11340553084621'}^[22].
• 3696 Herald's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.51'}^[23].
• 3696 Herald's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2015.094118049201'}^[24].
• 3696 Herald's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+312.25257'}^[25].
• 3696 Herald's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+312.1927380729277'}^[26].
• 3696 Herald's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.1206988'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3696 Herald's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

David Herald is named after 3696 Herald^[6].

Why It Matters

3696 Herald has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]