3789 Zhongguo

Summary

3789 Zhongguo is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3789 Zhongguo is credited with the discovery of Zhang Yuzhe^[3].
• 3789 Zhongguo's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3789 Zhongguo's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Yerkes Observatory^[5].
• People's Republic of China is named after 3789 Zhongguo^[6].
• 3789 Zhongguo's follows is recorded as 3788 Steyaert^[7].
• 3789 Zhongguo's followed by is recorded as Q152151^[8].
• 3789 Zhongguo's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3789 Zhongguo's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[10].
• 3789 Zhongguo's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 3789 Zhongguo's provisional designation is recorded as 1928 UF^[12].
• 3789 Zhongguo's provisional designation is recorded as 1928 WC^[13].
• 3789 Zhongguo's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 VH1^[14].
• 3789 Zhongguo's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 WY6^[15].
• 3789 Zhongguo's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 QK1^[16].
• 3789 Zhongguo's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1928-10-25T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 3789 Zhongguo's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ylbv2^[18].
• 3789 Zhongguo's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003789^[19].
• 3789 Zhongguo's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 3789 Zhongguo's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[21].
• 3789 Zhongguo's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1840086'}^[22].
• 3789 Zhongguo's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1801080132008378'}^[23].
• 3789 Zhongguo's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.7'}^[24].
• 3789 Zhongguo's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.88'}^[25].
• 3789 Zhongguo's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.75'}^[26].
• 3789 Zhongguo's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.74657'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3789 Zhongguo's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

People's Republic of China is named after 3789 Zhongguo^[6].

Why It Matters

3789 Zhongguo ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]