4379 Snelling

Summary

4379 Snelling is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 4379 Snelling is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 4379 Snelling is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 4379 Snelling's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 4379 Snelling's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• 4379 Snelling followed Q153843^[7].
• 4379 Snelling was followed by Q153855^[8].
• 4379 Snelling's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 4379 Snelling's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 4379 Snelling's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 GX^[11].
• 4379 Snelling's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 UM1^[12].
• 4379 Snelling's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 PT1^[13].
• 4379 Snelling's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1988-08-13T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 4379 Snelling's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 4379 Snelling's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.12'}^[16].
• 4379 Snelling's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1232611'}^[17].
• 4379 Snelling's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1224128205132522'}^[18].
• 4379 Snelling's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.8'}^[19].
• 4379 Snelling's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.96'}^[20].
• 4379 Snelling's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+21.65644'}^[21].
• 4379 Snelling's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+21.68012891658737'}^[22].
• 4379 Snelling's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.62'}^[23].
• 4379 Snelling's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2052.952169007789'}^[24].
• 4379 Snelling's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+7.23604'}^[25].
• 4379 Snelling's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+211.21804'}^[26].
• 4379 Snelling's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+211.1408108613767'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

4379 Snelling's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Why It Matters

4379 Snelling has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]