4544 Xanthus

Summary

4544 Xanthus is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 4544 Xanthus is credited with the discovery of Henry E. Holt^[3].
• 4544 Xanthus is credited with the discovery of Norman G. Thomas^[4].
• 4544 Xanthus's image is recorded as Xanthus Mar 6 2013.PNG^[5].
• 4544 Xanthus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 4544 Xanthus's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[7].
• 4544 Xanthus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[8].
• Xanthus is named after 4544 Xanthus^[9].
• 4544 Xanthus's follows is recorded as Q154419^[10].
• 4544 Xanthus's followed by is recorded as Q154424^[11].
• 4544 Xanthus's minor planet group is recorded as Apollo asteroid^[12].
• 4544 Xanthus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[13].
• 4544 Xanthus's Commons category is recorded as 4544 Xanthus^[14].
• 4544 Xanthus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[15].
• 4544 Xanthus's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 FB^[16].
• 4544 Xanthus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-03-31T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 4544 Xanthus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yl29c^[18].
• 4544 Xanthus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004544^[19].
• 4544 Xanthus's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 4544 Xanthus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2501'}^[21].
• 4544 Xanthus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2501432'}^[22].
• 4544 Xanthus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2501386611436746'}^[23].
• 4544 Xanthus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.1'}^[24].
• 4544 Xanthus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.37'}^[25].
• 4544 Xanthus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.14526'}^[26].
• 4544 Xanthus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.14292145987675'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Xanthus is named after 4544 Xanthus^[9].

Why It Matters

4544 Xanthus ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]