9880 Stegosaurus

Summary

9880 Stegosaurus is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 9880 Stegosaurus is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 9880 Stegosaurus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 9880 Stegosaurus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[5].
• Stegosaurus is named after 9880 Stegosaurus^[6].
• 9880 Stegosaurus's follows is recorded as 9879 Mammuthus^[7].
• 9880 Stegosaurus's followed by is recorded as 9881 Sampson^[8].
• 9880 Stegosaurus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 9880 Stegosaurus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 9880 Stegosaurus's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 UF4^[11].
• 9880 Stegosaurus's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 PO4^[12].
• 9880 Stegosaurus's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 CS8^[13].
• 9880 Stegosaurus's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 WQ^[14].
• 9880 Stegosaurus's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 PQ31^[15].
• 9880 Stegosaurus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1994-08-12T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 9880 Stegosaurus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygt3z^[17].
• 9880 Stegosaurus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009880^[18].
• 9880 Stegosaurus's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 9880 Stegosaurus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[20].
• 9880 Stegosaurus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1115428'}^[21].
• 9880 Stegosaurus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1104436241335454'}^[22].
• 9880 Stegosaurus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.8'}^[23].
• 9880 Stegosaurus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.7'}^[24].
• 9880 Stegosaurus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.87'}^[25].
• 9880 Stegosaurus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.46495'}^[26].
• 9880 Stegosaurus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.46787049226509'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9880 Stegosaurus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Stegosaurus is named after 9880 Stegosaurus^[6].

Why It Matters

9880 Stegosaurus has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]