9881 Sampson

Summary

9881 Sampson is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 9881 Sampson is credited with the discovery of Robert H. McNaught^[3].
• 9881 Sampson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 9881 Sampson's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory^[5].
• Ralph Allen Sampson is named after 9881 Sampson^[6].
• 9881 Sampson's follows is recorded as 9880 Stegosaurus^[7].
• 9881 Sampson's followed by is recorded as Q158483^[8].
• 9881 Sampson's minor planet group is recorded as Mars-crossing asteroid^[9].
• 9881 Sampson's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 9881 Sampson's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 SE^[11].
• 9881 Sampson's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1994-09-25T00:00:00Z^[12].
• 9881 Sampson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h650cs^[13].
• 9881 Sampson's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009881^[14].
• 9881 Sampson's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 9881 Sampson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.41'}^[16].
• 9881 Sampson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.4109800'}^[17].
• 9881 Sampson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.4112389243273806'}^[18].
• 9881 Sampson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.7'}^[19].
• 9881 Sampson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.91'}^[20].
• 9881 Sampson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.08265'}^[21].
• 9881 Sampson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.083014319140549'}^[22].
• 9881 Sampson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.58'}^[23].
• 9881 Sampson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1307.355234028104'}^[24].
• 9881 Sampson's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+61.07038'}^[25].
• 9881 Sampson's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+61.02883793467851'}^[26].
• 9881 Sampson's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3411824'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9881 Sampson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Ralph Allen Sampson is named after 9881 Sampson^[6].

Why It Matters

9881 Sampson has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]