4522 Britastra

Summary

4522 Britastra is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 4522 Britastra is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 4522 Britastra's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 4522 Britastra's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Lowell Observatory^[5].
• British Astronomical Association is named after 4522 Britastra^[6].
• 4522 Britastra's follows is recorded as Q154378^[7].
• 4522 Britastra's followed by is recorded as 4523 MIT^[8].
• 4522 Britastra's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 4522 Britastra's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 4522 Britastra's provisional designation is recorded as 1952 US1^[11].
• 4522 Britastra's provisional designation is recorded as 1952 VH^[12].
• 4522 Britastra's provisional designation is recorded as 1960 MD^[13].
• 4522 Britastra's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 TR1^[14].
• 4522 Britastra's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 BK4^[15].
• 4522 Britastra's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 BM^[16].
• 4522 Britastra's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 CC^[17].
• 4522 Britastra's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 OQ^[18].
• 4522 Britastra's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1980-01-22T00:00:00Z^[19].
• 4522 Britastra's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y12vj^[20].
• 4522 Britastra's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004522^[21].
• 4522 Britastra's significant event is recorded as naming^[22].
• 4522 Britastra's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.20'}^[23].
• 4522 Britastra's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2063710'}^[24].
• 4522 Britastra's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2060325029701836'}^[25].
• 4522 Britastra's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.2'}^[26].
• 4522 Britastra's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.35'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

4522 Britastra's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

British Astronomical Association is named after 4522 Britastra^[6].

Why It Matters

4522 Britastra ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]