36983 Sumner

Summary

36983 Sumner is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 36983 Sumner is credited with the discovery of Marc Buie^[3].
• 36983 Sumner's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 36983 Sumner's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory^[5].
• James Edward (Red) Sumner Jr. is named after 36983 Sumner^[6].
• 36983 Sumner followed (36982) 2000 SX336^[7].
• 36983 Sumner was followed by (36984) 2000 SM348^[8].
• 36983 Sumner's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 36983 Sumner's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 36983 Sumner's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 SB346^[11].
• 36983 Sumner's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 21, 2000^[12].
• 36983 Sumner's significant event is recorded as naming^[13].
• 36983 Sumner's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.26'}^[14].
• 36983 Sumner's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2638748'}^[15].
• 36983 Sumner's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2604350751525077'}^[16].
• 36983 Sumner's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.9'}^[17].
• 36983 Sumner's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.11'}^[18].
• 36983 Sumner's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.66203'}^[19].
• 36983 Sumner's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.672459029888266'}^[20].
• 36983 Sumner's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.75'}^[21].
• 36983 Sumner's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1372.987131856145'}^[22].
• 36983 Sumner's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+243.61226'}^[23].
• 36983 Sumner's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+243.3665020583749'}^[24].
• 36983 Sumner's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.4148358'}^[25].
• 36983 Sumner's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.417567971192908'}^[26].
• 36983 Sumner's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.052'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

36983 Sumner's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

James Edward (Red) Sumner Jr. is named after 36983 Sumner^[6].

Why It Matters

36983 Sumner has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]