3737 Beckman

Summary

3737 Beckman is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3737 Beckman is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin^[3].
• 3737 Beckman's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3737 Beckman's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[5].
• Arnold Beckman is named after 3737 Beckman^[6].
• 3737 Beckman's follows is recorded as 3736 Rokoske^[7].
• 3737 Beckman's followed by is recorded as 3738 Ots^[8].
• 3737 Beckman's minor planet group is recorded as Mars-crossing asteroid^[9].
• 3737 Beckman's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 3737 Beckman's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 3737 Beckman's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 PA^[12].
• 3737 Beckman's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1983-08-08T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 3737 Beckman's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0ym3^[14].
• 3737 Beckman's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003737^[15].
• 3737 Beckman's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[16].
• 3737 Beckman's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 3737 Beckman's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.40'}^[18].
• 3737 Beckman's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3967795'}^[19].
• 3737 Beckman's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3965654254183951'}^[20].
• 3737 Beckman's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.4'}^[21].
• 3737 Beckman's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.62'}^[22].
• 3737 Beckman's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+20.13292'}^[23].
• 3737 Beckman's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+20.13389802149445'}^[24].
• 3737 Beckman's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.73'}^[25].
• 3737 Beckman's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1363.674901383801'}^[26].
• 3737 Beckman's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+3.124'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3737 Beckman's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Arnold Beckman is named after 3737 Beckman^[6].

Why It Matters

3737 Beckman ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]