4046 Swain

Summary

4046 Swain is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 4046 Swain is credited with the discovery of Indiana Asteroid Program^[3].
• 4046 Swain's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 4046 Swain's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Goethe Link Observatory^[5].
• Joseph Swain is named after 4046 Swain^[6].
• 4046 Swain followed Q152583^[7].
• 4046 Swain was followed by Q152586^[8].
• 4046 Swain's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 4046 Swain's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 4046 Swain's provisional designation is recorded as 1952 KX^[11].
• 4046 Swain's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 TJ2^[12].
• 4046 Swain's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 TV^[13].
• 4046 Swain's provisional designation is recorded as 1966 VR^[14].
• 4046 Swain's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 EY^[15].
• 4046 Swain's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1953-10-07T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 4046 Swain's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 4046 Swain's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07'}^[18].
• 4046 Swain's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0655885'}^[19].
• 4046 Swain's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.06685074537425019'}^[20].
• 4046 Swain's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.3'}^[21].
• 4046 Swain's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.42'}^[22].
• 4046 Swain's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.85260'}^[23].
• 4046 Swain's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.8613012869826'}^[24].
• 4046 Swain's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.28'}^[25].
• 4046 Swain's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1562.696289193321'}^[26].
• 4046 Swain's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+7.185'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

4046 Swain's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Joseph Swain is named after 4046 Swain^[6].

Why It Matters

4046 Swain has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]