9309 Platanus

Summary

9309 Platanus is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 9309 Platanus is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 9309 Platanus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 9309 Platanus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Smolyan^[5].
• Platanus is named after 9309 Platanus^[6].
• 9309 Platanus's follows is recorded as 9308 Randyrose^[7].
• 9309 Platanus's followed by is recorded as (9310) 1987 SV12^[8].
• 9309 Platanus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 9309 Platanus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 9309 Platanus's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 SS9^[11].
• 9309 Platanus's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 AC4^[12].
• 9309 Platanus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1987-09-20T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 9309 Platanus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y8049^[14].
• 9309 Platanus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009309^[15].
• 9309 Platanus's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 9309 Platanus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[17].
• 9309 Platanus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1803919'}^[18].
• 9309 Platanus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1735792216678773'}^[19].
• 9309 Platanus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}^[20].
• 9309 Platanus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.8'}^[21].
• 9309 Platanus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.62058'}^[22].
• 9309 Platanus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.624431836840352'}^[23].
• 9309 Platanus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.69'}^[24].
• 9309 Platanus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2082.175509875852'}^[25].
• 9309 Platanus's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+113.29994'}^[26].
• 9309 Platanus's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+113.2093745356535'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9309 Platanus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Platanus is named after 9309 Platanus^[6].

Why It Matters

9309 Platanus has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]