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3742 Sunshine

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3742 Sunshine

Summary

3742 Sunshine is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 3742 Sunshine is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus[3].
  • 3742 Sunshine's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 3742 Sunshine's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[5].
  • Jessica Sunshine is named after 3742 Sunshine[6].
  • 3742 Sunshine's follows is recorded as 3741 Rogerburns[7].
  • 3742 Sunshine's followed by is recorded as 3743 Pauljaniczek[8].
  • 3742 Sunshine's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • 3742 Sunshine's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • 3742 Sunshine's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 EQ27[11].
  • 3742 Sunshine's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-03-02T00:00:00Z[12].
  • 3742 Sunshine's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygy4b[13].
  • 3742 Sunshine's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003742[14].
  • 3742 Sunshine's significant event is recorded as naming[15].
  • 3742 Sunshine's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}[16].
  • 3742 Sunshine's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1255674'}[17].
  • 3742 Sunshine's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1239604576291626'}[18].
  • 3742 Sunshine's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}[19].
  • 3742 Sunshine's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.61'}[20].
  • 3742 Sunshine's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.73298'}[21].
  • 3742 Sunshine's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.733300412003806'}[22].
  • 3742 Sunshine's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.09'}[23].
  • 3742 Sunshine's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1494.549802930721'}[24].
  • 3742 Sunshine's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+163.98864'}[25].
  • 3742 Sunshine's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+163.8345945336232'}[26].
  • 3742 Sunshine's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.5581056'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3742 Sunshine's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

History and Context

Jessica Sunshine is named after 3742 Sunshine[6].

Why It Matters

3742 Sunshine has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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