4547 Massachusetts

Summary

4547 Massachusetts is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 4547 Massachusetts is credited with the discovery of Kin Endate^[3].
• 4547 Massachusetts is credited with the discovery of Kazurō Watanabe^[4].
• 4547 Massachusetts's image is recorded as 004547-asteroid shape model (4547) Massachusetts.png^[5].
• 4547 Massachusetts's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 4547 Massachusetts's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Sapporo^[7].
• Massachusetts is named after 4547 Massachusetts^[8].
• 4547 Massachusetts's follows is recorded as Q154428^[9].
• 4547 Massachusetts's followed by is recorded as Q154434^[10].
• 4547 Massachusetts's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 4547 Massachusetts's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 4547 Massachusetts's provisional designation is recorded as 1958 TW^[13].
• 4547 Massachusetts's provisional designation is recorded as 1960 ED^[14].
• 4547 Massachusetts's provisional designation is recorded as 1962 UF^[15].
• 4547 Massachusetts's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 TD^[16].
• 4547 Massachusetts's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 FB2^[17].
• 4547 Massachusetts's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 UJ2^[18].
• 4547 Massachusetts's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 DC2^[19].
• 4547 Massachusetts's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 SP13^[20].
• 4547 Massachusetts's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 KP^[21].
• 4547 Massachusetts's provisional designation is recorded as A909 BG^[22].
• 4547 Massachusetts's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-05-16T00:00:00Z^[23].
• 4547 Massachusetts's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7cbh^[24].
• 4547 Massachusetts's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004547^[25].
• 4547 Massachusetts's asteroid spectral type is recorded as X-type asteroid^[26].
• 4547 Massachusetts's significant event is recorded as naming^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

4547 Massachusetts's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Massachusetts is named after 4547 Massachusetts^[8].

Why It Matters

4547 Massachusetts ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]