4338 Velez

Summary

4338 Velez is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 4338 Velez is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 4338 Velez's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 4338 Velez's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Lowell Observatory^[5].
• 4338 Velez followed 4337 Arecibo^[6].
• 4338 Velez was followed by Q153659^[7].
• 4338 Velez's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 4338 Velez's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 4338 Velez's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 GW^[10].
• 4338 Velez's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 VQ^[11].
• 4338 Velez's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 PB1^[12].
• 4338 Velez's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1985-08-14T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 4338 Velez's significant event is recorded as naming^[14].
• 4338 Velez's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.18'}^[15].
• 4338 Velez's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1790084'}^[16].
• 4338 Velez's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1799421493913725'}^[17].
• 4338 Velez's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.8'}^[18].
• 4338 Velez's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.03'}^[19].
• 4338 Velez's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.84001'}^[20].
• 4338 Velez's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+5.840244802223609'}^[21].
• 4338 Velez's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.38'}^[22].
• 4338 Velez's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1233.215086663251'}^[23].
• 4338 Velez's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+3.16915'}^[24].
• 4338 Velez's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+198.31775'}^[25].
• 4338 Velez's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+198.2709775121501'}^[26].
• 4338 Velez's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2507463'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

4338 Velez's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

4338 Velez has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]