4309 Marvin

asteroid
Thing asteroid Q153489
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4309 Marvin

Summary

4309 Marvin is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 4309 Marvin is credited with the discovery of Harvard College Observatory[3].
  • 4309 Marvin's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 4309 Marvin's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Harvard College Observatory[5].
  • Ursula B. Marvin is named after 4309 Marvin[6].
  • 4309 Marvin followed Q153486[7].
  • 4309 Marvin was followed by 4310 Strömholm[8].
  • 4309 Marvin's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • 4309 Marvin's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • 4309 Marvin's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 SK4[11].
  • 4309 Marvin's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 UW[12].
  • 4309 Marvin's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 QC[13].
  • 4309 Marvin's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 SE8[14].
  • 4309 Marvin's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1978-08-30T00:00:00Z[15].
  • 4309 Marvin's significant event is recorded as naming[16].
  • 4309 Marvin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.26'}[17].
  • 4309 Marvin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2622926'}[18].
  • 4309 Marvin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2612124660739499'}[19].
  • 4309 Marvin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.7'}[20].
  • 4309 Marvin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.88'}[21].
  • 4309 Marvin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.56196'}[22].
  • 4309 Marvin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.56143909457671'}[23].
  • 4309 Marvin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.25'}[24].
  • 4309 Marvin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1908.167645333843'}[25].
  • 4309 Marvin's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+191.49059'}[26].
  • 4309 Marvin's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+191.2004451745835'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

4309 Marvin's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Origins

Ursula B. Marvin is named after 4309 Marvin[6].

Why It Matters

4309 Marvin has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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