4473 Sears

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4473 Sears

Summary

4473 Sears is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 4473 Sears is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus[3].
  • 4473 Sears's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 4473 Sears's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory[5].
  • Derek W. G. Sears is named after 4473 Sears[6].
  • 4473 Sears followed 4472 Navashin[7].
  • 4473 Sears was followed by Q154239[8].
  • 4473 Sears's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
  • 4473 Sears's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • 4473 Sears's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 YO9[11].
  • 4473 Sears's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 DE2[12].
  • 4473 Sears's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 PM[13].
  • 4473 Sears's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-02-28T00:00:00Z[14].
  • 4473 Sears's significant event is recorded as naming[15].
  • 4473 Sears's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.03'}[16].
  • 4473 Sears's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0357259'}[17].
  • 4473 Sears's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.03967036624035348'}[18].
  • 4473 Sears's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.7'}[19].
  • 4473 Sears's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.79'}[20].
  • 4473 Sears's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+8.77599'}[21].
  • 4473 Sears's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+8.789010775850986'}[22].
  • 4473 Sears's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.25'}[23].
  • 4473 Sears's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1913.651150493766'}[24].
  • 4473 Sears's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+319.39422'}[25].
  • 4473 Sears's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+319.1752878648167'}[26].
  • 4473 Sears's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+3.0200066'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

4473 Sears's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Origins

Derek W. G. Sears is named after 4473 Sears[6].

Why It Matters

4473 Sears has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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