3751 Kiang

Summary

3751 Kiang is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3751 Kiang is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 3751 Kiang's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3751 Kiang's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• Tao Kiang is named after 3751 Kiang^[6].
• 3751 Kiang's follows is recorded as 3750 Ilizarov^[7].
• 3751 Kiang's followed by is recorded as Q152076^[8].
• 3751 Kiang's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3751 Kiang's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 3751 Kiang's provisional designation is recorded as 1954 GN^[11].
• 3751 Kiang's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 LM1^[12].
• 3751 Kiang's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 NA^[13].
• 3751 Kiang's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 NK^[14].
• 3751 Kiang's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1983-07-10T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 3751 Kiang's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y5qv_^[16].
• 3751 Kiang's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003751^[17].
• 3751 Kiang's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 3751 Kiang's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.10'}^[19].
• 3751 Kiang's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1021293'}^[20].
• 3751 Kiang's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1090334730718245'}^[21].
• 3751 Kiang's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.7'}^[22].
• 3751 Kiang's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.95'}^[23].
• 3751 Kiang's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.22540'}^[24].
• 3751 Kiang's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.28719599008193'}^[25].
• 3751 Kiang's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.59'}^[26].
• 3751 Kiang's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2034.296071943327'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3751 Kiang's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Tao Kiang is named after 3751 Kiang^[6].

Why It Matters

3751 Kiang ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 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]