3869 Norton

Summary

3869 Norton is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3869 Norton is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 3869 Norton's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3869 Norton's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anderson Mesa Station^[5].
• Arthur Philip Norton is named after 3869 Norton^[6].
• 3869 Norton's follows is recorded as Q152276^[7].
• 3869 Norton's followed by is recorded as 3870 Mayré^[8].
• 3869 Norton's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3869 Norton's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 3869 Norton's provisional designation is recorded as 1955 SX2^[11].
• 3869 Norton's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 QK^[12].
• 3869 Norton's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 TC1^[13].
• 3869 Norton's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 JE^[14].
• 3869 Norton's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 BP4^[15].
• 3869 Norton's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-05-03T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 3869 Norton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7p_z^[17].
• 3869 Norton's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003869^[18].
• 3869 Norton's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 3869 Norton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}^[20].
• 3869 Norton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1268203'}^[21].
• 3869 Norton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1255805032006851'}^[22].
• 3869 Norton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.5'}^[23].
• 3869 Norton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.77'}^[24].
• 3869 Norton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.35836'}^[25].
• 3869 Norton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.354297147700388'}^[26].
• 3869 Norton's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.84'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3869 Norton's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Arthur Philip Norton is named after 3869 Norton^[6].

Why It Matters

3869 Norton ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]