9739 Powell

Summary

9739 Powell is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 9739 Powell is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 9739 Powell's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 9739 Powell's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[5].
• James L. Powell is named after 9739 Powell^[6].
• 9739 Powell's follows is recorded as (9738) 1987 DF6^[7].
• 9739 Powell's followed by is recorded as (9740) 1987 ST11^[8].
• 9739 Powell's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 9739 Powell's minor planet group is recorded as inner asteroid belt^[10].
• 9739 Powell's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 9739 Powell's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 SH7^[12].
• 9739 Powell's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 AS1^[13].
• 9739 Powell's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1987-09-26T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 9739 Powell's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y819s^[15].
• 9739 Powell's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009739^[16].
• 9739 Powell's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 9739 Powell's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08'}^[18].
• 9739 Powell's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0790403'}^[19].
• 9739 Powell's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07875052214867312'}^[20].
• 9739 Powell's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.6'}^[21].
• 9739 Powell's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.7'}^[22].
• 9739 Powell's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.07'}^[23].
• 9739 Powell's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+18.67402'}^[24].
• 9739 Powell's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+18.67541778981525'}^[25].
• 9739 Powell's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+2.7'}^[26].
• 9739 Powell's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+986.6140500150736'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9739 Powell's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

James L. Powell is named after 9739 Powell^[6].

Why It Matters

9739 Powell 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 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]