9949 Brontosaurus

Summary

9949 Brontosaurus is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 9949 Brontosaurus is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 9949 Brontosaurus's image is recorded as AnimatedOrbitOf9949Brontosaurus.gif^[4].
• 9949 Brontosaurus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 9949 Brontosaurus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Apatosaurus is named after 9949 Brontosaurus^[7].
• 9949 Brontosaurus's follows is recorded as (9948) 1990 QB2^[8].
• 9949 Brontosaurus's followed by is recorded as 9950 ESA^[9].
• 9949 Brontosaurus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 9949 Brontosaurus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 9949 Brontosaurus's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 GT1^[12].
• 9949 Brontosaurus's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 DM1^[13].
• 9949 Brontosaurus's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 SK6^[14].
• 9949 Brontosaurus's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 BS^[15].
• 9949 Brontosaurus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-09-22T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 9949 Brontosaurus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03hnws_^[17].
• 9949 Brontosaurus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20009949^[18].
• 9949 Brontosaurus's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 9949 Brontosaurus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06'}^[20].
• 9949 Brontosaurus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0613923'}^[21].
• 9949 Brontosaurus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06062198380487809'}^[22].
• 9949 Brontosaurus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.8'}^[23].
• 9949 Brontosaurus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.98'}^[24].
• 9949 Brontosaurus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.71049'}^[25].
• 9949 Brontosaurus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.70272'}^[26].
• 9949 Brontosaurus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.697247764907651'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

9949 Brontosaurus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Apatosaurus is named after 9949 Brontosaurus^[7].

Why It Matters

9949 Brontosaurus ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]