9937 Triceratops

Summary

9937 Triceratops is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 9937 Triceratops is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 9937 Triceratops's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 9937 Triceratops's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 9937 Triceratops's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Triceratops is named after 9937 Triceratops^[7].
• 9937 Triceratops followed 9936 Al-Biruni^[8].
• 9937 Triceratops was followed by 9938 Kretlow^[9].
• 9937 Triceratops's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 9937 Triceratops's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 9937 Triceratops's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 VY2^[12].
• 9937 Triceratops's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 DJ2^[13].
• 9937 Triceratops's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 QZ7^[14].
• 9937 Triceratops's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 RH6^[15].
• 9937 Triceratops's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1988-02-17T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 9937 Triceratops's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 9937 Triceratops's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2317365'}^[18].
• 9937 Triceratops's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2312702374033608'}^[19].
• 9937 Triceratops's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.9'}^[20].
• 9937 Triceratops's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.14'}^[21].
• 9937 Triceratops's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.26491'}^[22].
• 9937 Triceratops's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.26402'}^[23].
• 9937 Triceratops's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.263109940629213'}^[24].
• 9937 Triceratops's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.64'}^[25].
• 9937 Triceratops's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1328.793517576378'}^[26].
• 9937 Triceratops's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+327.44738'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

9937 Triceratops's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Triceratops is named after 9937 Triceratops^[7].

Why It Matters

9937 Triceratops has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]