9936 Al-Biruni

Summary

9936 Al-Biruni is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 9936 Al-Biruni is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 9936 Al-Biruni is credited with the discovery of Violeta G. Ivanova^[4].
• 9936 Al-Biruni's image is recorded as AnimatedOrbitOf9936AlBiruni.gif^[5].
• 9936 Al-Biruni's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 9936 Al-Biruni's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Rozhen Observatory^[7].
• Al-Biruni is named after 9936 Al-Biruni^[8].
• 9936 Al-Biruni's follows is recorded as (9935) 1986 CP1^[9].
• 9936 Al-Biruni's followed by is recorded as Q1066695^[10].
• 9936 Al-Biruni's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 9936 Al-Biruni's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 9936 Al-Biruni's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 UV12^[13].
• 9936 Al-Biruni's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 PN4^[14].
• 9936 Al-Biruni's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1986-08-08T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 9936 Al-Biruni's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03m77_t^[16].
• 9936 Al-Biruni's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009936^[17].
• 9936 Al-Biruni's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 9936 Al-Biruni's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.19'}^[19].
• 9936 Al-Biruni's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1850529'}^[20].
• 9936 Al-Biruni's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1848962997282374'}^[21].
• 9936 Al-Biruni's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.9'}^[22].
• 9936 Al-Biruni's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.1'}^[23].
• 9936 Al-Biruni's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.25'}^[24].
• 9936 Al-Biruni's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.40865'}^[25].
• 9936 Al-Biruni's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.41459839414194'}^[26].
• 9936 Al-Biruni's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.4'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9936 Al-Biruni's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Al-Biruni is named after 9936 Al-Biruni^[8].

Why It Matters

9936 Al-Biruni ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]