9855 Thomasdick

Summary

9855 Thomasdick is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 9855 Thomasdick is credited with the discovery of Robert H. McNaught^[3].
• 9855 Thomasdick's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 9855 Thomasdick's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory^[5].
• Thomas Dick is named after 9855 Thomasdick^[6].
• 9855 Thomasdick's follows is recorded as 9854 Karlheinz^[7].
• 9855 Thomasdick's followed by is recorded as (9856) 1991 EE^[8].
• 9855 Thomasdick's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 9855 Thomasdick's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 9855 Thomasdick's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 CU^[11].
• 9855 Thomasdick's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 UQ15^[12].
• 9855 Thomasdick's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 WS102^[13].
• 9855 Thomasdick's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-02-07T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 9855 Thomasdick's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h66rpw^[15].
• 9855 Thomasdick's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009855^[16].
• 9855 Thomasdick's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 9855 Thomasdick's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}^[18].
• 9855 Thomasdick's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0930286'}^[19].
• 9855 Thomasdick's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09363733666698655'}^[20].
• 9855 Thomasdick's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.9'}^[21].
• 9855 Thomasdick's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.99'}^[22].
• 9855 Thomasdick's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.96272'}^[23].
• 9855 Thomasdick's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.95917036639754'}^[24].
• 9855 Thomasdick's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.15'}^[25].
• 9855 Thomasdick's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1516.019839229351'}^[26].
• 9855 Thomasdick's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+2.87145'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9855 Thomasdick's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Thomas Dick is named after 9855 Thomasdick^[6].

Why It Matters

9855 Thomasdick ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]