4542 Mossotti

Summary

4542 Mossotti is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 4542 Mossotti is credited with the discovery of San Vittore Observatory^[3].
• 4542 Mossotti's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 4542 Mossotti's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Bologna^[5].
• Ottaviano-Fabrizio Mossotti is named after 4542 Mossotti^[6].
• 4542 Mossotti's follows is recorded as 4541 Mizuno^[7].
• 4542 Mossotti's followed by is recorded as Q154419^[8].
• 4542 Mossotti's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 4542 Mossotti's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 4542 Mossotti's provisional designation is recorded as 1952 BT^[11].
• 4542 Mossotti's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 YJ^[12].
• 4542 Mossotti's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 YR2^[13].
• 4542 Mossotti's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 BO^[14].
• 4542 Mossotti's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-01-30T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 4542 Mossotti's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7kfr^[16].
• 4542 Mossotti's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004542^[17].
• 4542 Mossotti's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 4542 Mossotti's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05'}^[19].
• 4542 Mossotti's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0523001'}^[20].
• 4542 Mossotti's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05245463553604733'}^[21].
• 4542 Mossotti's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.5'}^[22].
• 4542 Mossotti's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.66'}^[23].
• 4542 Mossotti's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.28917'}^[24].
• 4542 Mossotti's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.32053541749373'}^[25].
• 4542 Mossotti's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.23'}^[26].
• 4542 Mossotti's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1909.74231351009'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

4542 Mossotti's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Ottaviano-Fabrizio Mossotti is named after 4542 Mossotti^[6].

Why It Matters

4542 Mossotti has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]