3961 Arthurcox

Summary

3961 Arthurcox is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 3961 Arthurcox is credited with the discovery of Indiana Asteroid Program^[3].
• 3961 Arthurcox's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 3961 Arthurcox's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Goethe Link Observatory^[5].
• 3961 Arthurcox's follows is recorded as Q152410^[6].
• 3961 Arthurcox's followed by is recorded as 3962 Valyaev^[7].
• 3961 Arthurcox's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 3961 Arthurcox's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 3961 Arthurcox's provisional designation is recorded as 1962 OB^[10].
• 3961 Arthurcox's provisional designation is recorded as 1962 PQ^[11].
• 3961 Arthurcox's provisional designation is recorded as 1962 QL^[12].
• 3961 Arthurcox's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 GG^[13].
• 3961 Arthurcox's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 OF14^[14].
• 3961 Arthurcox's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 QJ7^[15].
• 3961 Arthurcox's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 WL^[16].
• 3961 Arthurcox's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1962-07-31T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 3961 Arthurcox's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0v7k^[18].
• 3961 Arthurcox's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20003961^[19].
• 3961 Arthurcox's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 3961 Arthurcox's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.15'}^[21].
• 3961 Arthurcox's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1524530'}^[22].
• 3961 Arthurcox's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1542958016354516'}^[23].
• 3961 Arthurcox's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.1'}^[24].
• 3961 Arthurcox's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.13'}^[25].
• 3961 Arthurcox's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.64942'}^[26].
• 3961 Arthurcox's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.64300445195584'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

3961 Arthurcox's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

3961 Arthurcox 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 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]