834 Burnhamia

Summary

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

Key Facts

• 834 Burnhamia is credited with the discovery of Max Wolf^[3].
• 834 Burnhamia's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 834 Burnhamia's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory^[5].
• Sherburne Wesley Burnham is named after 834 Burnhamia^[6].
• 834 Burnhamia's follows is recorded as Q155960^[7].
• 834 Burnhamia's followed by is recorded as Q157338^[8].
• 834 Burnhamia's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 834 Burnhamia's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[10].
• 834 Burnhamia's Commons category is recorded as 834 Burnhamia^[11].
• 834 Burnhamia's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 834 Burnhamia's provisional designation is recorded as 1916 AD^[13].
• 834 Burnhamia's provisional designation is recorded as 1959 CA^[14].
• 834 Burnhamia's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 JE^[15].
• 834 Burnhamia's provisional designation is recorded as A905 UM^[16].
• 834 Burnhamia's provisional designation is recorded as A916 SG^[17].
• 834 Burnhamia's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1916-09-20T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 834 Burnhamia's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08m7py^[19].
• 834 Burnhamia's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000834^[20].
• 834 Burnhamia's asteroid spectral type is recorded as G-type asteroid^[21].
• 834 Burnhamia's significant event is recorded as naming^[22].
• 834 Burnhamia's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1970031180776462'}^[23].
• 834 Burnhamia's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.43'}^[24].
• 834 Burnhamia's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.947'}^[25].
• 834 Burnhamia's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.962922636678131'}^[26].
• 834 Burnhamia's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2095.181402340209'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

834 Burnhamia's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Sherburne Wesley Burnham is named after 834 Burnhamia^[6].

Why It Matters

834 Burnhamia ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]