9594 Garstang

Summary

9594 Garstang is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 9594 Garstang is credited with the discovery of Robert H. McNaught^[3].
• 9594 Garstang's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 9594 Garstang's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory^[5].
• Roy Henry Garstang is named after 9594 Garstang^[6].
• 9594 Garstang's follows is recorded as (9593) 1991 PZ17^[7].
• 9594 Garstang's followed by is recorded as (9595) 1991 RE11^[8].
• 9594 Garstang's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 9594 Garstang's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 9594 Garstang's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 YY^[11].
• 9594 Garstang's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 EG9^[12].
• 9594 Garstang's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 GH^[13].
• 9594 Garstang's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 RG^[14].
• 9594 Garstang's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-09-04T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 9594 Garstang's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b__r4n^[16].
• 9594 Garstang's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009594^[17].
• 9594 Garstang's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 9594 Garstang's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}^[19].
• 9594 Garstang's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0942190'}^[20].
• 9594 Garstang's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09547653656322705'}^[21].
• 9594 Garstang's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.5'}^[22].
• 9594 Garstang's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.78'}^[23].
• 9594 Garstang's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.91169'}^[24].
• 9594 Garstang's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.914147079010617'}^[25].
• 9594 Garstang's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.35'}^[26].
• 9594 Garstang's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1222.824287421922'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9594 Garstang's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Roy Henry Garstang is named after 9594 Garstang^[6].

Why It Matters

9594 Garstang ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]