3860 Plovdiv

Summary

3860 Plovdiv is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3860 Plovdiv is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 3860 Plovdiv is credited with the discovery of Violeta G. Ivanova^[4].
• 3860 Plovdiv's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 3860 Plovdiv's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Rozhen Observatory^[6].
• Plovdiv is named after 3860 Plovdiv^[7].
• 3860 Plovdiv's follows is recorded as 3859 Börngen^[8].
• 3860 Plovdiv's followed by is recorded as 3861 Lorenz^[9].
• 3860 Plovdiv's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 3860 Plovdiv's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 3860 Plovdiv's provisional designation is recorded as 1930 UF1^[12].
• 3860 Plovdiv's provisional designation is recorded as 1934 NK^[13].
• 3860 Plovdiv's provisional designation is recorded as 1957 JC1^[14].
• 3860 Plovdiv's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 QP^[15].
• 3860 Plovdiv's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 BQ1^[16].
• 3860 Plovdiv's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 PM4^[17].
• 3860 Plovdiv's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 RS^[18].
• 3860 Plovdiv's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1986-08-08T00:00:00Z^[19].
• 3860 Plovdiv's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y80c5^[20].
• 3860 Plovdiv's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003860^[21].
• 3860 Plovdiv's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[22].
• 3860 Plovdiv's significant event is recorded as naming^[23].
• 3860 Plovdiv's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}^[24].
• 3860 Plovdiv's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1541132'}^[25].
• 3860 Plovdiv's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1538637677778412'}^[26].
• 3860 Plovdiv's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.59'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3860 Plovdiv's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Plovdiv is named after 3860 Plovdiv^[7].

Why It Matters

3860 Plovdiv ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]