3932 Edshay

Summary

3932 Edshay is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3932 Edshay is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 3932 Edshay is credited with the discovery of Michael C. Nolan^[4].
• 3932 Edshay's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 3932 Edshay's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• 3932 Edshay's follows is recorded as 3931 Batten^[7].
• 3932 Edshay's followed by is recorded as Q1045833^[8].
• 3932 Edshay's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 3932 Edshay's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 3932 Edshay's provisional designation is recorded as 1959 PE^[11].
• 3932 Edshay's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 EK^[12].
• 3932 Edshay's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 BN11^[13].
• 3932 Edshay's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 SC5^[14].
• 3932 Edshay's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1984-09-27T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 3932 Edshay's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y1jfm^[16].
• 3932 Edshay's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003932^[17].
• 3932 Edshay's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 3932 Edshay's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}^[19].
• 3932 Edshay's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1651238'}^[20].
• 3932 Edshay's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1647849867933149'}^[21].
• 3932 Edshay's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.8'}^[22].
• 3932 Edshay's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.9'}^[23].
• 3932 Edshay's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.57188'}^[24].
• 3932 Edshay's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.57123489766959'}^[25].
• 3932 Edshay's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.11'}^[26].
• 3932 Edshay's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1501.289599852127'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3932 Edshay's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Why It Matters

3932 Edshay ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]