4486 Mithra

Summary

4486 Mithra is a potentially hazardous asteroid^[1]. It draws 18 Wikipedia views per month (potentially_hazardous_asteroid category, ranking #21 of 147).^[2]

Key Facts

• 4486 Mithra is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 4486 Mithra is credited with the discovery of Vladimir Shkodrov^[4].
• 4486 Mithra's instance of is recorded as potentially hazardous asteroid^[5].
• 4486 Mithra's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[6].
• 4486 Mithra's instance of is recorded as near-Earth asteroid^[7].
• 4486 Mithra's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Rozhen Observatory^[8].
• Mitra is named after 4486 Mithra^[9].
• 4486 Mithra's follows is recorded as 4485 Radonezhskij^[10].
• 4486 Mithra's followed by is recorded as 4487 Pocahontas^[11].
• 4486 Mithra's minor planet group is recorded as Apollo asteroid^[12].
• 4486 Mithra's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[13].
• 4486 Mithra's Commons category is recorded as 4486 Mithra^[14].
• 4486 Mithra's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[15].
• 4486 Mithra's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 DN1^[16].
• 4486 Mithra's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 SB^[17].
• 4486 Mithra's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1987-09-22T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 4486 Mithra's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02t3cp^[19].
• 4486 Mithra's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004486^[20].
• 4486 Mithra's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 4486 Mithra's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.66'}^[22].
• 4486 Mithra's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.6630227'}^[23].
• 4486 Mithra's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.6600236371404584'}^[24].
• 4486 Mithra's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.6'}^[25].
• 4486 Mithra's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.61'}^[26].
• 4486 Mithra's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.03'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include potentially hazardous asteroid^[5], near-Earth object^[6], and near-Earth asteroid^[7].

History and Context

Mitra is named after 4486 Mithra^[9].

Why It Matters

4486 Mithra draws 18 Wikipedia views per month (potentially_hazardous_asteroid category, ranking #21 of 147).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]