9306 Pittosporum

Summary

9306 Pittosporum is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 9306 Pittosporum is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 9306 Pittosporum's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 9306 Pittosporum's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 9306 Pittosporum's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Pittosporum is named after 9306 Pittosporum^[7].
• 9306 Pittosporum's follows is recorded as 9305 Hazard^[8].
• 9306 Pittosporum's followed by is recorded as 9307 Regiomontanus^[9].
• 9306 Pittosporum's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 9306 Pittosporum's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 9306 Pittosporum's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 XL1^[12].
• 9306 Pittosporum's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 CG^[13].
• 9306 Pittosporum's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 GY^[14].
• 9306 Pittosporum's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 XU1^[15].
• 9306 Pittosporum's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 SD4^[16].
• 9306 Pittosporum's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 FY^[17].
• 9306 Pittosporum's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1987-02-02T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 9306 Pittosporum's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y800j^[19].
• 9306 Pittosporum's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009306^[20].
• 9306 Pittosporum's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 9306 Pittosporum's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.02'}^[22].
• 9306 Pittosporum's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0208566'}^[23].
• 9306 Pittosporum's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0211167683652411'}^[24].
• 9306 Pittosporum's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.9'}^[25].
• 9306 Pittosporum's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.0'}^[26].
• 9306 Pittosporum's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.06'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9306 Pittosporum's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Pittosporum is named after 9306 Pittosporum^[7].

Why It Matters

9306 Pittosporum ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]