3792 Preston

Summary

3792 Preston is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 3792 Preston is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 3792 Preston is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 3792 Preston's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 3792 Preston's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• Richard Preston is named after 3792 Preston^[7].
• 3792 Preston followed 3791 Marci^[8].
• 3792 Preston was followed by 3793 Leonteus^[9].
• 3792 Preston's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 3792 Preston's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 3792 Preston's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 YF^[12].
• 3792 Preston's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 FA^[13].
• 3792 Preston's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1985-03-22T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 3792 Preston's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[15].
• 3792 Preston's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 3792 Preston's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.22'}^[17].
• 3792 Preston's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2202765'}^[18].
• 3792 Preston's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2200340773658773'}^[19].
• 3792 Preston's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.3'}^[20].
• 3792 Preston's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.41'}^[21].
• 3792 Preston's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+23.69673'}^[22].
• 3792 Preston's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+23.67906396547754'}^[23].
• 3792 Preston's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.47'}^[24].
• 3792 Preston's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1267.562032701443'}^[25].
• 3792 Preston's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+2.9274'}^[26].
• 3792 Preston's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+63.31684'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

3792 Preston's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Origins

Richard Preston is named after 3792 Preston^[7].

Why It Matters

3792 Preston has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]