9579 Passchendaele

Summary

9579 Passchendaele is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 9579 Passchendaele is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 9579 Passchendaele's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 9579 Passchendaele's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[5].
• Passendale is named after 9579 Passchendaele^[6].
• 9579 Passchendaele's follows is recorded as Q604850^[7].
• 9579 Passchendaele's followed by is recorded as Q1079088^[8].
• 9579 Passchendaele's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 9579 Passchendaele's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 9579 Passchendaele's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 GO4^[11].
• 9579 Passchendaele's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 YH2^[12].
• 9579 Passchendaele's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 YA8^[13].
• 9579 Passchendaele's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 DE4^[14].
• 9579 Passchendaele's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-04-03T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 9579 Passchendaele's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0j1_rw4^[16].
• 9579 Passchendaele's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009579^[17].
• 9579 Passchendaele's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 9579 Passchendaele's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.12'}^[19].
• 9579 Passchendaele's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1158378'}^[20].
• 9579 Passchendaele's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1179648209414008'}^[21].
• 9579 Passchendaele's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}^[22].
• 9579 Passchendaele's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.55'}^[23].
• 9579 Passchendaele's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.75232'}^[24].
• 9579 Passchendaele's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.752745781008783'}^[25].
• 9579 Passchendaele's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.78'}^[26].
• 9579 Passchendaele's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1380.010037867257'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9579 Passchendaele's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Passendale is named after 9579 Passchendaele^[6].

Why It Matters

9579 Passchendaele ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]