3749 Balam

Summary

3749 Balam is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3749 Balam is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 3749 Balam's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3749 Balam's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• David D. Balam is named after 3749 Balam^[6].
• 3749 Balam's follows is recorded as 3748 Tatum^[7].
• 3749 Balam's followed by is recorded as 3750 Ilizarov^[8].
• 3749 Balam's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3749 Balam's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Balam symbol (fixed width).svg^[10].
• 3749 Balam's Commons category is recorded as 3749 Balam^[11].
• 3749 Balam's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 3749 Balam's provisional designation is recorded as 1954 XM^[13].
• 3749 Balam's provisional designation is recorded as 1962 ED^[14].
• 3749 Balam's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 YO^[15].
• 3749 Balam's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 BG1^[16].
• 3749 Balam's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1982-01-24T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 3749 Balam's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08xxdc^[18].
• 3749 Balam's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003749^[19].
• 3749 Balam's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 3749 Balam's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[21].
• 3749 Balam's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1092073'}^[22].
• 3749 Balam's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1098184527659979'}^[23].
• 3749 Balam's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.3'}^[24].
• 3749 Balam's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.58'}^[25].
• 3749 Balam's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.382'}^[26].
• 3749 Balam's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.38052'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3749 Balam's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

David D. Balam is named after 3749 Balam^[6].

Why It Matters

3749 Balam ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]