4426 Roerich

Summary

4426 Roerich is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 4426 Roerich is credited with the discovery of Lyudmila Chernykh^[3].
• 4426 Roerich's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 4426 Roerich's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Crimean Astrophysical Observatory^[5].
• Nicholas Roerich is named after 4426 Roerich^[6].
• Helena Roerich is named after 4426 Roerich^[7].
• Svetoslav Roerich is named after 4426 Roerich^[8].
• George de Roerich is named after 4426 Roerich^[9].
• 4426 Roerich's follows is recorded as Q154032^[10].
• 4426 Roerich's followed by is recorded as Q154036^[11].
• 4426 Roerich's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[12].
• 4426 Roerich's Commons category is recorded as 4426 Roerich^[13].
• 4426 Roerich's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[14].
• 4426 Roerich's provisional designation is recorded as 1936 LD^[15].
• 4426 Roerich's provisional designation is recorded as 1969 TB6^[16].
• 4426 Roerich's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 GF^[17].
• 4426 Roerich's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 VB1^[18].
• 4426 Roerich's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 RW4^[19].
• 4426 Roerich's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 TK3^[20].
• 4426 Roerich's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 YM7^[21].
• 4426 Roerich's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 GV^[22].
• 4426 Roerich's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 LP1^[23].
• 4426 Roerich's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 SP^[24].
• 4426 Roerich's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1969-10-15T00:00:00Z^[25].
• 4426 Roerich's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y863f^[26].
• 4426 Roerich's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004426^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

4426 Roerich's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Things named after include Nicholas Roerich^[6], a philosopher^[28], 1874–1947^[29], of Russian Empire^[30], awarded the Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class^[31], specialised in philosophy^[32]; Helena Roerich^[7], an explorer^[33], 1879–1955^[34], of Russian Empire^[35], specialised in religious philosophy^[36]; Svetoslav Roerich^[8], an explorer^[37], 1904–1993^[38], of Russian Empire^[39], awarded the Padma Bhushan^[40]; and George de Roerich^[9], an explorer^[41], 1902–1960^[42], of Russian Empire^[43], specialised in oriental studies^[44].

Why It Matters

4426 Roerich ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]