3858 Dorchester

Summary

3858 Dorchester is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 3858 Dorchester is credited with the discovery of Poul Jensen^[3].
• 3858 Dorchester's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3858 Dorchester's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Brorfelde Observatory^[5].
• Dorchester is named after 3858 Dorchester^[6].
• 3858 Dorchester's follows is recorded as 3857 Cellino^[7].
• 3858 Dorchester's followed by is recorded as 3859 Börngen^[8].
• 3858 Dorchester's minor planet group is recorded as Mars-crossing asteroid^[9].
• 3858 Dorchester's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 3858 Dorchester's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 3858 Dorchester's provisional designation is recorded as 1934 PY^[12].
• 3858 Dorchester's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 TB^[13].
• 3858 Dorchester's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 DZ3^[14].
• 3858 Dorchester's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 TG^[15].
• 3858 Dorchester's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1986-10-03T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 3858 Dorchester's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y1gtk^[17].
• 3858 Dorchester's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003858^[18].
• 3858 Dorchester's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[19].
• 3858 Dorchester's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 3858 Dorchester's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.24'}^[21].
• 3858 Dorchester's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2427974'}^[22].
• 3858 Dorchester's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2426903279523574'}^[23].
• 3858 Dorchester's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.7'}^[24].
• 3858 Dorchester's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.03'}^[25].
• 3858 Dorchester's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.70696'}^[26].
• 3858 Dorchester's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.706149349857258'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3858 Dorchester's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Dorchester is named after 3858 Dorchester^[6].

Why It Matters

3858 Dorchester has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]