4079 Britten

Summary

4079 Britten is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 4079 Britten is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 4079 Britten's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 4079 Britten's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Lowell Observatory^[5].
• Benjamin Britten is named after 4079 Britten^[6].
• 4079 Britten followed Q152630^[7].
• 4079 Britten was followed by Q152634^[8].
• 4079 Britten's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 4079 Britten's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 4079 Britten's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 GY1^[11].
• 4079 Britten's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 UW14^[12].
• 4079 Britten's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 CS^[13].
• 4079 Britten's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 HX1^[14].
• 4079 Britten's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1983-02-15T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 4079 Britten's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 4079 Britten's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.11'}^[17].
• 4079 Britten's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1107554'}^[18].
• 4079 Britten's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1179454876819662'}^[19].
• 4079 Britten's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.7'}^[20].
• 4079 Britten's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.89'}^[21].
• 4079 Britten's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.39161'}^[22].
• 4079 Britten's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.386824191009518'}^[23].
• 4079 Britten's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.69'}^[24].
• 4079 Britten's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2074.722442682017'}^[25].
• 4079 Britten's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+5.123'}^[26].
• 4079 Britten's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+74.31156'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

4079 Britten's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Benjamin Britten is named after 4079 Britten^[6].

Why It Matters

4079 Britten has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]