7546 Meriam

Summary

7546 Meriam is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 7546 Meriam is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin^[3].
• 7546 Meriam is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus^[4].
• 7546 Meriam's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 7546 Meriam's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory^[6].
• Meriam people is named after 7546 Meriam^[7].
• 7546 Meriam's follows is recorded as 7545 Smaklösa^[8].
• 7546 Meriam's followed by is recorded as 7547 Martinnakata^[9].
• 7546 Meriam's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 7546 Meriam's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 7546 Meriam's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 MB4^[12].
• 7546 Meriam's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 OQ9^[13].
• 7546 Meriam's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 WJ5^[14].
• 7546 Meriam's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1979-06-25T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 7546 Meriam's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b6h5fp^[16].
• 7546 Meriam's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20007546^[17].
• 7546 Meriam's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 7546 Meriam's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[19].
• 7546 Meriam's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1094366'}^[20].
• 7546 Meriam's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1109720673195498'}^[21].
• 7546 Meriam's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.2'}^[22].
• 7546 Meriam's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.35'}^[23].
• 7546 Meriam's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.26911'}^[24].
• 7546 Meriam's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.270491469566971'}^[25].
• 7546 Meriam's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.53'}^[26].
• 7546 Meriam's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1287.268538550094'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

7546 Meriam's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Meriam people is named after 7546 Meriam^[7].

Why It Matters

7546 Meriam ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]