38237 Roche

Summary

38237 Roche is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 38237 Roche is credited with the discovery of Pises Observatory^[3].
• 38237 Roche's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 38237 Roche's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Pises Observatory^[5].
• Édouard Roche is named after 38237 Roche^[6].
• 38237 Roche followed (38236) 1999 NC64^[7].
• 38237 Roche was followed by 38238 Holíč^[8].
• 38237 Roche's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 38237 Roche's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 38237 Roche's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 FS8^[11].
• 38237 Roche's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 XW7^[12].
• 38237 Roche's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 OF^[13].
• 38237 Roche's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1999-07-16T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 38237 Roche's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 38237 Roche's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.16'}^[16].
• 38237 Roche's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1625408'}^[17].
• 38237 Roche's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1646400363320048'}^[18].
• 38237 Roche's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.6'}^[19].
• 38237 Roche's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.8'}^[20].
• 38237 Roche's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.49835'}^[21].
• 38237 Roche's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.496636774203977'}^[22].
• 38237 Roche's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.67'}^[23].
• 38237 Roche's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1338.906742559361'}^[24].
• 38237 Roche's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+290.82502'}^[25].
• 38237 Roche's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+290.6136425194979'}^[26].
• 38237 Roche's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3790159'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

38237 Roche's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Édouard Roche is named after 38237 Roche^[6].

Why It Matters

38237 Roche has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]