4337 Arecibo

Summary

4337 Arecibo is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 4337 Arecibo is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 4337 Arecibo's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 4337 Arecibo's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Lowell Observatory^[5].
• Arecibo Radio Telescope is named after 4337 Arecibo^[6].
• 4337 Arecibo's follows is recorded as Q153644^[7].
• 4337 Arecibo's followed by is recorded as Q153653^[8].
• 4337 Arecibo's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 4337 Arecibo's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[10].
• 4337 Arecibo's Commons category is recorded as 4337 Arecibo^[11].
• 4337 Arecibo's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 4337 Arecibo's provisional designation is recorded as 1933 HE^[13].
• 4337 Arecibo's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 FR3^[14].
• 4337 Arecibo's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 HG2^[15].
• 4337 Arecibo's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 GB^[16].
• 4337 Arecibo's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1985-04-14T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 4337 Arecibo's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0tt3^[18].
• 4337 Arecibo's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004337^[19].
• 4337 Arecibo's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 4337 Arecibo's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}^[21].
• 4337 Arecibo's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0907466'}^[22].
• 4337 Arecibo's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0939961261204799'}^[23].
• 4337 Arecibo's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.3'}^[24].
• 4337 Arecibo's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.44'}^[25].
• 4337 Arecibo's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.21294'}^[26].
• 4337 Arecibo's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.18787629913563'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

4337 Arecibo's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Arecibo Radio Telescope is named after 4337 Arecibo^[6].

Why It Matters

4337 Arecibo ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]