3850 Peltier

Summary

3850 Peltier is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3850 Peltier is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 3850 Peltier's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3850 Peltier's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• Leslie Peltier is named after 3850 Peltier^[6].
• 3850 Peltier's follows is recorded as 3849 Incidentia^[7].
• 3850 Peltier's followed by is recorded as Q152254^[8].
• 3850 Peltier's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3850 Peltier's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 3850 Peltier's provisional designation is recorded as 1949 PC^[11].
• 3850 Peltier's provisional designation is recorded as 1969 OC1^[12].
• 3850 Peltier's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 OX13^[13].
• 3850 Peltier's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 OW^[14].
• 3850 Peltier's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 TK2^[15].
• 3850 Peltier's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1986-10-07T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 3850 Peltier's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/033n2k^[17].
• 3850 Peltier's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003850^[18].
• 3850 Peltier's asteroid spectral type is recorded as V-type asteroid^[19].
• 3850 Peltier's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 3850 Peltier's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}^[21].
• 3850 Peltier's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1622430'}^[22].
• 3850 Peltier's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1622664209302414'}^[23].
• 3850 Peltier's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.6'}^[24].
• 3850 Peltier's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}^[25].
• 3850 Peltier's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.65'}^[26].
• 3850 Peltier's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.26875'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3850 Peltier's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Leslie Peltier is named after 3850 Peltier^[6].

Why It Matters

3850 Peltier ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]