9398 Bidelman

Summary

9398 Bidelman is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 9398 Bidelman is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch^[3].
• 9398 Bidelman's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 9398 Bidelman's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory^[5].
• William P. Bidelman is named after 9398 Bidelman^[6].
• 9398 Bidelman's follows is recorded as 9397 Lombardi^[7].
• 9398 Bidelman's followed by is recorded as 9399 Pesch^[8].
• 9398 Bidelman's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 9398 Bidelman's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[10].
• 9398 Bidelman's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 9398 Bidelman's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 SH3^[12].
• 9398 Bidelman's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 AC20^[13].
• 9398 Bidelman's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1994-09-28T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 9398 Bidelman's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0_c4^[15].
• 9398 Bidelman's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009398^[16].
• 9398 Bidelman's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 9398 Bidelman's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}^[18].
• 9398 Bidelman's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1423281'}^[19].
• 9398 Bidelman's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1418012171844744'}^[20].
• 9398 Bidelman's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.9'}^[21].
• 9398 Bidelman's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.06'}^[22].
• 9398 Bidelman's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.26837'}^[23].
• 9398 Bidelman's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.269595290615902'}^[24].
• 9398 Bidelman's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+6.11'}^[25].
• 9398 Bidelman's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2230.533752487881'}^[26].
• 9398 Bidelman's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+205.97102'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9398 Bidelman's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

William P. Bidelman is named after 9398 Bidelman^[6].

Why It Matters

9398 Bidelman ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]