4197 Morpheus

Summary

4197 Morpheus is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 4197 Morpheus is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin^[3].
• 4197 Morpheus is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 4197 Morpheus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 4197 Morpheus's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[6].
• 4197 Morpheus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Morpheus is named after 4197 Morpheus^[8].
• 4197 Morpheus followed 4196 Shuya^[9].
• 4197 Morpheus was followed by Q152967^[10].
• 4197 Morpheus's minor planet group is recorded as Apollo asteroid^[11].
• 4197 Morpheus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[12].
• 4197 Morpheus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 4197 Morpheus's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 TA^[14].
• 4197 Morpheus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1982-10-11T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 4197 Morpheus's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[16].
• 4197 Morpheus's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 4197 Morpheus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.771'}^[18].
• 4197 Morpheus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.7715934'}^[19].
• 4197 Morpheus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.7724910138769645'}^[20].
• 4197 Morpheus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.6'}^[21].
• 4197 Morpheus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.97'}^[22].
• 4197 Morpheus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+12.219'}^[23].
• 4197 Morpheus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+12.57613'}^[24].
• 4197 Morpheus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+12.60331590853919'}^[25].
• 4197 Morpheus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.48'}^[26].
• 4197 Morpheus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1270.295502045782'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include asteroid^[5] and near-Earth object^[6].

Origins

Morpheus is named after 4197 Morpheus^[8].

Why It Matters

4197 Morpheus has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]