1644 Rafita

Summary

1644 Rafita is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1644 Rafita is credited with the discovery of Rafael Carrasco Garrorena^[3].
• 1644 Rafita's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 1644 Rafita's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Royal Observatory of Madrid^[5].
• 1644 Rafita's follows is recorded as Q141851^[6].
• 1644 Rafita's followed by is recorded as Q141866^[7].
• 1644 Rafita's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 1644 Rafita's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 1644 Rafita's provisional designation is recorded as 1935 YA^[10].
• 1644 Rafita's provisional designation is recorded as 1939 XA^[11].
• 1644 Rafita's provisional designation is recorded as 1941 JB^[12].
• 1644 Rafita's provisional designation is recorded as 1949 JC^[13].
• 1644 Rafita's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 VF^[14].
• 1644 Rafita's provisional designation is recorded as 1955 TS^[15].
• 1644 Rafita's provisional designation is recorded as 1957 GD^[16].
• 1644 Rafita's provisional designation is recorded as 1959 UD^[17].
• 1644 Rafita's provisional designation is recorded as A906 RB^[18].
• 1644 Rafita's provisional designation is recorded as A916 BA^[19].
• 1644 Rafita's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1935-12-16T00:00:00Z^[20].
• 1644 Rafita's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y82x9^[21].
• 1644 Rafita's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001644^[22].
• 1644 Rafita's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[23].
• 1644 Rafita's asteroid family is recorded as Rafita family^[24].
• 1644 Rafita's significant event is recorded as naming^[25].
• 1644 Rafita's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.155515'}^[26].
• 1644 Rafita's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1548060'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

1644 Rafita's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

1644 Rafita ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]