7784 Watterson

Summary

7784 Watterson is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 7784 Watterson is credited with the discovery of Timothy B. Spahr^[3].
• 7784 Watterson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 7784 Watterson's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Catalina Station^[5].
• Bill Watterson is named after 7784 Watterson^[6].
• 7784 Watterson followed (7783) 1994 JD^[7].
• 7784 Watterson was followed by (7785) 1994 QW^[8].
• 7784 Watterson's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 7784 Watterson's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 7784 Watterson's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 PL^[11].
• 7784 Watterson's time of discovery or invention is recorded as August 5, 1994^[12].
• 7784 Watterson's significant event is recorded as naming^[13].
• 7784 Watterson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.24'}^[14].
• 7784 Watterson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2353217'}^[15].
• 7784 Watterson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.235057837870832'}^[16].
• 7784 Watterson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}^[17].
• 7784 Watterson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.62'}^[18].
• 7784 Watterson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.34939'}^[19].
• 7784 Watterson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.35298506992631'}^[20].
• 7784 Watterson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.42'}^[21].
• 7784 Watterson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1247.661420117031'}^[22].
• 7784 Watterson's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+2.539'}^[23].
• 7784 Watterson's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+220.66277'}^[24].
• 7784 Watterson's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+220.6223612795896'}^[25].
• 7784 Watterson's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2682930'}^[26].
• 7784 Watterson's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.268117482867622'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

7784 Watterson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Bill Watterson is named after 7784 Watterson^[6].

Why It Matters

7784 Watterson has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]