4248 Ranald

Summary

4248 Ranald is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 4248 Ranald is credited with the discovery of Alan Gilmore^[3].
• 4248 Ranald is credited with the discovery of Pamela Kilmartin^[4].
• 4248 Ranald's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 4248 Ranald's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Lake Tekapo^[6].
• 4248 Ranald followed Q153165^[7].
• 4248 Ranald was followed by 4249 Křemže^[8].
• 4248 Ranald's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 4248 Ranald's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 4248 Ranald's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 HX^[11].
• 4248 Ranald's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1984-04-23T00:00:00Z^[12].
• 4248 Ranald's significant event is recorded as naming^[13].
• 4248 Ranald's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.10'}^[14].
• 4248 Ranald's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1033554'}^[15].
• 4248 Ranald's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1037292466193843'}^[16].
• 4248 Ranald's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.1'}^[17].
• 4248 Ranald's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.33'}^[18].
• 4248 Ranald's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.82441'}^[19].
• 4248 Ranald's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.830853849557172'}^[20].
• 4248 Ranald's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.5'}^[21].
• 4248 Ranald's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1277.111124676659'}^[22].
• 4248 Ranald's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+305.69561'}^[23].
• 4248 Ranald's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+305.6061884039315'}^[24].
• 4248 Ranald's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.3045059'}^[25].
• 4248 Ranald's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.303669508853553'}^[26].
• 4248 Ranald's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.543'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

4248 Ranald's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Why It Matters

4248 Ranald has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]