3868 Mendoza

Summary

3868 Mendoza is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 3868 Mendoza is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 3868 Mendoza is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 3868 Mendoza is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 3868 Mendoza is credited with the discovery of Palomar–Leiden survey^[6].
• 3868 Mendoza's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[7].
• 3868 Mendoza's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[8].
• 3868 Mendoza followed 3867 Shiretoko^[9].
• 3868 Mendoza was followed by 3869 Norton^[10].
• 3868 Mendoza's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 3868 Mendoza's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 3868 Mendoza's provisional designation is recorded as 1935 SA1^[13].
• 3868 Mendoza's provisional designation is recorded as 1952 HV3^[14].
• 3868 Mendoza's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 TD2^[15].
• 3868 Mendoza's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 KD1^[16].
• 3868 Mendoza's provisional designation is recorded as 4575 P-L^[17].
• 3868 Mendoza's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 3868 Mendoza's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 3868 Mendoza's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.10'}^[20].
• 3868 Mendoza's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0991414'}^[21].
• 3868 Mendoza's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09852983377248327'}^[22].
• 3868 Mendoza's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.6'}^[23].
• 3868 Mendoza's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.69'}^[24].
• 3868 Mendoza's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+8.10788'}^[25].
• 3868 Mendoza's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+8.111123498387114'}^[26].
• 3868 Mendoza's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.56'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

3868 Mendoza's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[7].

Why It Matters

3868 Mendoza has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]