9879 Mammuthus

Summary

9879 Mammuthus is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 9879 Mammuthus is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 9879 Mammuthus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 9879 Mammuthus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 9879 Mammuthus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Mammuthus is named after 9879 Mammuthus^[7].
• 9879 Mammuthus's follows is recorded as 9878 Sostero^[8].
• 9879 Mammuthus's followed by is recorded as 9880 Stegosaurus^[9].
• 9879 Mammuthus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 9879 Mammuthus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 9879 Mammuthus's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 FD66^[12].
• 9879 Mammuthus's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 PZ29^[13].
• 9879 Mammuthus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1994-08-12T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 9879 Mammuthus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y790x^[15].
• 9879 Mammuthus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009879^[16].
• 9879 Mammuthus's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 9879 Mammuthus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.25'}^[18].
• 9879 Mammuthus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2490606'}^[19].
• 9879 Mammuthus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2496712124586629'}^[20].
• 9879 Mammuthus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.0'}^[21].
• 9879 Mammuthus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.1'}^[22].
• 9879 Mammuthus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.33'}^[23].
• 9879 Mammuthus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.69966'}^[24].
• 9879 Mammuthus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.698389046165854'}^[25].
• 9879 Mammuthus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.68'}^[26].
• 9879 Mammuthus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1342.368601441106'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9879 Mammuthus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Mammuthus is named after 9879 Mammuthus^[7].

Why It Matters

9879 Mammuthus ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]