9941 Iguanodon

Summary

9941 Iguanodon is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 9941 Iguanodon is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 9941 Iguanodon's image is recorded as AnimatedOrbitOf9941Iguanodon.gif^[4].
• 9941 Iguanodon's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 9941 Iguanodon's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Iguanodon is named after 9941 Iguanodon^[7].
• 9941 Iguanodon's follows is recorded as (9940) 1988 VM3^[8].
• 9941 Iguanodon's followed by is recorded as (9942) 1989 TM1^[9].
• 9941 Iguanodon's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 9941 Iguanodon's Commons category is recorded as 9941 Iguanodon^[11].
• 9941 Iguanodon's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 9941 Iguanodon's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 CB3^[13].
• 9941 Iguanodon's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 PV30^[14].
• 9941 Iguanodon's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-02-04T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 9941 Iguanodon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02pjn_8^[16].
• 9941 Iguanodon's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009941^[17].
• 9941 Iguanodon's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 9941 Iguanodon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.12'}^[19].
• 9941 Iguanodon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1224168'}^[20].
• 9941 Iguanodon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1210596914606117'}^[21].
• 9941 Iguanodon's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.7'}^[22].
• 9941 Iguanodon's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.84'}^[23].
• 9941 Iguanodon's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.43504'}^[24].
• 9941 Iguanodon's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.43960'}^[25].
• 9941 Iguanodon's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.439657981757222'}^[26].
• 9941 Iguanodon's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.49'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9941 Iguanodon's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Iguanodon is named after 9941 Iguanodon^[7].

Why It Matters

9941 Iguanodon has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]