9240 Nassau

Summary

9240 Nassau is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 9240 Nassau is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch^[3].
• 9240 Nassau's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 9240 Nassau's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory^[5].
• Jason John Nassau is named after 9240 Nassau^[6].
• 9240 Nassau's follows is recorded as Q742338^[7].
• 9240 Nassau's followed by is recorded as Q1190528^[8].
• 9240 Nassau's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 9240 Nassau's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 9240 Nassau's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 AD1^[11].
• 9240 Nassau's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 YD^[12].
• 9240 Nassau's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 AH1^[13].
• 9240 Nassau's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 KR3^[14].
• 9240 Nassau's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-05-31T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 9240 Nassau's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7mh2^[16].
• 9240 Nassau's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009240^[17].
• 9240 Nassau's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 9240 Nassau's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.21'}^[19].
• 9240 Nassau's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2099570'}^[20].
• 9240 Nassau's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2030027654240482'}^[21].
• 9240 Nassau's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.6'}^[22].
• 9240 Nassau's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.81'}^[23].
• 9240 Nassau's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.23744'}^[24].
• 9240 Nassau's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.247606018360766'}^[25].
• 9240 Nassau's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.54'}^[26].
• 9240 Nassau's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2029.846377589507'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9240 Nassau's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Jason John Nassau is named after 9240 Nassau^[6].

Why It Matters

9240 Nassau has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]