3753 Cruithne

Summary

3753 Cruithne is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 51 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 3753 Cruithne is credited with the discovery of Duncan Waldron^[3].
• 3753 Cruithne's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3753 Cruithne's instance of is recorded as small Solar System body^[5].
• 3753 Cruithne's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[6].
• 3753 Cruithne's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory^[7].
• Cruthin is named after 3753 Cruithne^[8].
• 3753 Cruithne followed Q152076^[9].
• 3753 Cruithne was followed by 3754 Kathleen^[10].
• 3753 Cruithne's minor planet group is recorded as Aten asteroid^[11].
• 3753 Cruithne's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[12].
• 3753 Cruithne's Commons category is recorded as 3753 Cruithne^[13].
• 3753 Cruithne's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[14].
• 3753 Cruithne's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 UH^[15].
• 3753 Cruithne's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 TO^[16].
• 3753 Cruithne's catalog code is recorded as 1986 TO^[17].
• 3753 Cruithne's catalog code is recorded as 1983 UH^[18].
• 3753 Cruithne's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1986-10-10T00:00:00Z^[19].
• 3753 Cruithne's asteroid spectral type is recorded as Q-type asteroid^[20].
• 3753 Cruithne's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 3753 Cruithne's topic's main category is recorded as Category:3753 Cruithne^[22].
• 3753 Cruithne's Commons gallery is recorded as (3753) Cruithne^[23].
• 3753 Cruithne's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.515'}^[24].
• 3753 Cruithne's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.5148077'}^[25].
• 3753 Cruithne's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.5148757394437818'}^[26].
• 3753 Cruithne's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.46'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include asteroid^[4], small Solar System body^[5], and near-Earth object^[6].

Origins

Cruthin is named after 3753 Cruithne^[8].

Why It Matters

3753 Cruithne has Wikipedia articles in 51 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]