3700 Geowilliams

Summary

3700 Geowilliams is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3700 Geowilliams is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 3700 Geowilliams is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 3700 Geowilliams's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 3700 Geowilliams's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• George E. Williams is named after 3700 Geowilliams^[7].
• 3700 Geowilliams's follows is recorded as 3699 Milbourn^[8].
• 3700 Geowilliams's followed by is recorded as 3701 Purkyně^[9].
• 3700 Geowilliams's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 3700 Geowilliams's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 3700 Geowilliams's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 YF2^[12].
• 3700 Geowilliams's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 UJ^[13].
• 3700 Geowilliams's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 UL2^[14].
• 3700 Geowilliams's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1984-10-23T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 3700 Geowilliams's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y2n26^[16].
• 3700 Geowilliams's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003700^[17].
• 3700 Geowilliams's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[18].
• 3700 Geowilliams's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 3700 Geowilliams's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.23'}^[20].
• 3700 Geowilliams's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2257697'}^[21].
• 3700 Geowilliams's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2238274483819465'}^[22].
• 3700 Geowilliams's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.6'}^[23].
• 3700 Geowilliams's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.64'}^[24].
• 3700 Geowilliams's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.12121'}^[25].
• 3700 Geowilliams's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.10592538625204'}^[26].
• 3700 Geowilliams's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.75'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3700 Geowilliams's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

George E. Williams is named after 3700 Geowilliams^[7].

Why It Matters

3700 Geowilliams ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]