2474 Ruby

Summary

2474 Ruby is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 2474 Ruby is credited with the discovery of Zdeňka Vávrová^[3].
• 2474 Ruby's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 2474 Ruby's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kleť Observatory^[5].
• 2474 Ruby followed Q532699^[6].
• 2474 Ruby was followed by Q912846^[7].
• 2474 Ruby's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 2474 Ruby's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 2474 Ruby's provisional designation is recorded as 1926 NA^[10].
• 2474 Ruby's provisional designation is recorded as 1948 NC^[11].
• 2474 Ruby's provisional designation is recorded as 1948 PS^[12].
• 2474 Ruby's provisional designation is recorded as 1952 HL^[13].
• 2474 Ruby's provisional designation is recorded as 1962 SK^[14].
• 2474 Ruby's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 EE7^[15].
• 2474 Ruby's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 PB^[16].
• 2474 Ruby's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1979-08-14T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 2474 Ruby's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 2474 Ruby's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.22'}^[19].
• 2474 Ruby's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2213095'}^[20].
• 2474 Ruby's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2173810022404592'}^[21].
• 2474 Ruby's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.8'}^[22].
• 2474 Ruby's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.93'}^[23].
• 2474 Ruby's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.52800'}^[24].
• 2474 Ruby's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.503867840315674'}^[25].
• 2474 Ruby's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.39'}^[26].
• 2474 Ruby's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1611.240761685589'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

2474 Ruby's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

2474 Ruby has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]