4372 Quincy

Summary

4372 Quincy is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 4372 Quincy is credited with the discovery of Oak Ridge Observatory^[3].
• 4372 Quincy's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 4372 Quincy's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Harvard College Observatory^[5].
• John Quincy Adams is named after 4372 Quincy^[6].
• 4372 Quincy followed Q153820^[7].
• 4372 Quincy was followed by Q153827^[8].
• 4372 Quincy's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 4372 Quincy's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 4372 Quincy's provisional designation is recorded as 1969 TN5^[11].
• 4372 Quincy's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 SB10^[12].
• 4372 Quincy's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 TB^[13].
• 4372 Quincy's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1984-10-03T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 4372 Quincy's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[15].
• 4372 Quincy's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 4372 Quincy's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.12'}^[17].
• 4372 Quincy's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1230163'}^[18].
• 4372 Quincy's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1258474275387816'}^[19].
• 4372 Quincy's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.0'}^[20].
• 4372 Quincy's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.13'}^[21].
• 4372 Quincy's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.50543'}^[22].
• 4372 Quincy's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.50344081967511'}^[23].
• 4372 Quincy's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.02'}^[24].
• 4372 Quincy's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1834.254008967939'}^[25].
• 4372 Quincy's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+2.763'}^[26].
• 4372 Quincy's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+14.76235'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

4372 Quincy's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

John Quincy Adams is named after 4372 Quincy^[6].

Why It Matters

4372 Quincy has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]