3826 Handel

Summary

3826 Handel is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3826 Handel is credited with the discovery of Freimut Börngen^[3].
• 3826 Handel's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3826 Handel's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Karl Schwarzschild Observatory^[5].
• George Frideric Handel is named after 3826 Handel^[6].
• 3826 Handel's follows is recorded as 3825 Nürnberg^[7].
• 3826 Handel's followed by is recorded as 3827 Zdeněkhorský^[8].
• 3826 Handel's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3826 Handel's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 3826 Handel's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 VY3^[11].
• 3826 Handel's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 UV5^[12].
• 3826 Handel's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 OE2^[13].
• 3826 Handel's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-10-27T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 3826 Handel's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02xvpg^[15].
• 3826 Handel's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003826^[16].
• 3826 Handel's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 3826 Handel's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}^[18].
• 3826 Handel's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1314348'}^[19].
• 3826 Handel's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1320691874804067'}^[20].
• 3826 Handel's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.7'}^[21].
• 3826 Handel's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.83'}^[22].
• 3826 Handel's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.62168'}^[23].
• 3826 Handel's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.619454783604099'}^[24].
• 3826 Handel's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.35'}^[25].
• 3826 Handel's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1224.251213579304'}^[26].
• 3826 Handel's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+211.17077'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3826 Handel's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

George Frideric Handel is named after 3826 Handel^[6].

Why It Matters

3826 Handel 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 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]