3758 Karttunen

Summary

3758 Karttunen is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3758 Karttunen is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 3758 Karttunen's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3758 Karttunen's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• Hannu Karttunen is named after 3758 Karttunen^[6].
• 3758 Karttunen's follows is recorded as 3757 Anagolay^[7].
• 3758 Karttunen's followed by is recorded as 3759 Piironen^[8].
• 3758 Karttunen's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3758 Karttunen's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 3758 Karttunen's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 WP^[11].
• 3758 Karttunen's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1983-11-28T00:00:00Z^[12].
• 3758 Karttunen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y5g8b^[13].
• 3758 Karttunen's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003758^[14].
• 3758 Karttunen's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 3758 Karttunen's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[16].
• 3758 Karttunen's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1135504'}^[17].
• 3758 Karttunen's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1164362714295353'}^[18].
• 3758 Karttunen's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.8'}^[19].
• 3758 Karttunen's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.98'}^[20].
• 3758 Karttunen's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.14173'}^[21].
• 3758 Karttunen's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.1236412650507'}^[22].
• 3758 Karttunen's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.26'}^[23].
• 3758 Karttunen's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1555.909010666951'}^[24].
• 3758 Karttunen's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+12.50101'}^[25].
• 3758 Karttunen's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+80.94184'}^[26].
• 3758 Karttunen's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+80.83339114986188'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3758 Karttunen's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Hannu Karttunen is named after 3758 Karttunen^[6].

Why It Matters

3758 Karttunen 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 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]