3795 Nigel

Summary

3795 Nigel is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3795 Nigel is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin^[3].
• 3795 Nigel's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3795 Nigel's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[5].
• Nigel Henbest is named after 3795 Nigel^[6].
• 3795 Nigel's follows is recorded as Q152168^[7].
• 3795 Nigel's followed by is recorded as 3796 Lene^[8].
• 3795 Nigel's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3795 Nigel's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 3795 Nigel's provisional designation is recorded as 1957 QM^[11].
• 3795 Nigel's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 JD^[12].
• 3795 Nigel's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 GV1^[13].
• 3795 Nigel's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1986-04-08T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 3795 Nigel's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7nsd^[15].
• 3795 Nigel's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003795^[16].
• 3795 Nigel's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 3795 Nigel's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[18].
• 3795 Nigel's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1809595'}^[19].
• 3795 Nigel's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1791235120332261'}^[20].
• 3795 Nigel's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.8'}^[21].
• 3795 Nigel's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.05'}^[22].
• 3795 Nigel's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.81211'}^[23].
• 3795 Nigel's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.79761386467965'}^[24].
• 3795 Nigel's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.69'}^[25].
• 3795 Nigel's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1352.085039408483'}^[26].
• 3795 Nigel's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+6.83'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3795 Nigel's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Nigel Henbest is named after 3795 Nigel^[6].

Why It Matters

3795 Nigel ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]