4294 Horatius

Summary

4294 Horatius is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 4294 Horatius is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 4294 Horatius is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 4294 Horatius is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 4294 Horatius's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 4294 Horatius's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Horace is named after 4294 Horatius^[8].
• 4294 Horatius followed Q153393^[9].
• 4294 Horatius was followed by Q153403^[10].
• 4294 Horatius's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 4294 Horatius's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 4294 Horatius's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 SS^[13].
• 4294 Horatius's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 WR5^[14].
• 4294 Horatius's provisional designation is recorded as 4016 P-L^[15].
• 4294 Horatius's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 4294 Horatius's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 4294 Horatius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.02'}^[18].
• 4294 Horatius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0242181'}^[19].
• 4294 Horatius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.02081058033158703'}^[20].
• 4294 Horatius's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.9'}^[21].
• 4294 Horatius's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.02'}^[22].
• 4294 Horatius's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.87059'}^[23].
• 4294 Horatius's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.874053432252534'}^[24].
• 4294 Horatius's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.69'}^[25].
• 4294 Horatius's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1713.553301932196'}^[26].
• 4294 Horatius's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+12.499'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

4294 Horatius's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Horace is named after 4294 Horatius^[8].

Why It Matters

4294 Horatius has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]