4068 Menestheus

Summary

4068 Menestheus is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 4068 Menestheus is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 4068 Menestheus is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 4068 Menestheus is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 4068 Menestheus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 4068 Menestheus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Menestheus is named after 4068 Menestheus^[8].
• 4068 Menestheus followed 4067 Mikhelʹson^[9].
• 4068 Menestheus was followed by Q152617^[10].
• 4068 Menestheus's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan^[11].
• 4068 Menestheus's minor planet group is recorded as Greek camp trojan asteroid^[12].
• 4068 Menestheus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[13].
• 4068 Menestheus's Commons category is recorded as 4068 Menestheus^[14].
• 4068 Menestheus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[15].
• 4068 Menestheus's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 SW^[16].
• 4068 Menestheus's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 HA2^[17].
• 4068 Menestheus's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 WR3^[18].
• 4068 Menestheus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-09-19T00:00:00Z^[19].
• 4068 Menestheus's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 4068 Menestheus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.074'}^[21].
• 4068 Menestheus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0725636'}^[22].
• 4068 Menestheus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07447818774649304'}^[23].
• 4068 Menestheus's Lagrangian point is recorded as L4-Jupiter-Sun^[24].
• 4068 Menestheus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.5'}^[25].
• 4068 Menestheus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.63'}^[26].
• 4068 Menestheus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+17.56105'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

4068 Menestheus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Menestheus is named after 4068 Menestheus^[8].

Why It Matters

4068 Menestheus has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]