3728 IRAS

Summary

3728 IRAS is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3728 IRAS is credited with the discovery of IRAS^[3].
• 3728 IRAS's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3728 IRAS's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as IRAS^[5].
• IRAS is named after 3728 IRAS^[6].
• 3728 IRAS's follows is recorded as 3727 Maxhell^[7].
• 3728 IRAS's followed by is recorded as Q152038^[8].
• 3728 IRAS's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3728 IRAS's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 3728 IRAS's provisional designation is recorded as 1948 RN^[11].
• 3728 IRAS's provisional designation is recorded as 1963 FA^[12].
• 3728 IRAS's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 FH^[13].
• 3728 IRAS's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 GL^[14].
• 3728 IRAS's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 QF^[15].
• 3728 IRAS's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 GT^[16].
• 3728 IRAS's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1983-08-23T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 3728 IRAS's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02xw3k^[18].
• 3728 IRAS's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003728^[19].
• 3728 IRAS's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 3728 IRAS's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.21'}^[21].
• 3728 IRAS's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2125307'}^[22].
• 3728 IRAS's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2095622262552918'}^[23].
• 3728 IRAS's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.0'}^[24].
• 3728 IRAS's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.06'}^[25].
• 3728 IRAS's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+22.59453'}^[26].
• 3728 IRAS's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+22.61617421112156'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3728 IRAS's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

IRAS is named after 3728 IRAS^[6].

Why It Matters

3728 IRAS ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]