9180 Samsagan

Summary

9180 Samsagan is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 9180 Samsagan is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin^[3].
• 9180 Samsagan's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 9180 Samsagan's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[5].
• Samuel Sagan is named after 9180 Samsagan^[6].
• 9180 Samsagan's follows is recorded as 9179 Satchmo^[7].
• 9180 Samsagan's followed by is recorded as (9181) 1991 NP2^[8].
• 9180 Samsagan's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 9180 Samsagan's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 9180 Samsagan's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 VX4^[11].
• 9180 Samsagan's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 GQ^[12].
• 9180 Samsagan's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 QA5^[13].
• 9180 Samsagan's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-04-08T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 9180 Samsagan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yg3cd^[15].
• 9180 Samsagan's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009180^[16].
• 9180 Samsagan's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 9180 Samsagan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05'}^[18].
• 9180 Samsagan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0539652'}^[19].
• 9180 Samsagan's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05775756775298831'}^[20].
• 9180 Samsagan's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.6'}^[21].
• 9180 Samsagan's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.7'}^[22].
• 9180 Samsagan's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.71142'}^[23].
• 9180 Samsagan's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.75879294776392'}^[24].
• 9180 Samsagan's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.68'}^[25].
• 9180 Samsagan's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2071.824351637325'}^[26].
• 9180 Samsagan's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+6.79975'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9180 Samsagan's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Samuel Sagan is named after 9180 Samsagan^[6].

Why It Matters

9180 Samsagan has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]