10303 Fréret

Summary

10303 Fréret is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 10303 Fréret is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 10303 Fréret's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 10303 Fréret's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Haute-Provence Observatory^[5].
• Nicolas Fréret is named after 10303 Fréret^[6].
• 10303 Fréret's follows is recorded as (10302) 1989 ML^[7].
• 10303 Fréret's followed by is recorded as 10304 Iwaki^[8].
• 10303 Fréret's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 10303 Fréret's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 10303 Fréret's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 PD4^[11].
• 10303 Fréret's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 QC1^[12].
• 10303 Fréret's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 VU4^[13].
• 10303 Fréret's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 XE2^[14].
• 10303 Fréret's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 XL2^[15].
• 10303 Fréret's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 RD2^[16].
• 10303 Fréret's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-09-02T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 10303 Fréret's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0421xsv^[18].
• 10303 Fréret's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20010303^[19].
• 10303 Fréret's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 10303 Fréret's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.24'}^[21].
• 10303 Fréret's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2433169'}^[22].
• 10303 Fréret's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2437240456438051'}^[23].
• 10303 Fréret's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[24].
• 10303 Fréret's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.45'}^[25].
• 10303 Fréret's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.83393'}^[26].
• 10303 Fréret's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.834665377952235'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

10303 Fréret's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Nicolas Fréret is named after 10303 Fréret^[6].

Why It Matters

10303 Fréret ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]