4551 Cochran

Summary

4551 Cochran is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 4551 Cochran is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 4551 Cochran's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 4551 Cochran's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Lowell Observatory^[5].
• William Gemmell Cochran is named after 4551 Cochran^[6].
• 4551 Cochran's follows is recorded as 4550 Royclarke^[7].
• 4551 Cochran's followed by is recorded as 4552 Nabelek^[8].
• 4551 Cochran's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 4551 Cochran's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 4551 Cochran's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 MC^[11].
• 4551 Cochran's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 QC^[12].
• 4551 Cochran's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1979-06-28T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 4551 Cochran's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y18f8^[14].
• 4551 Cochran's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004551^[15].
• 4551 Cochran's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 4551 Cochran's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.27'}^[17].
• 4551 Cochran's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2651115'}^[18].
• 4551 Cochran's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2644906893545806'}^[19].
• 4551 Cochran's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}^[20].
• 4551 Cochran's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.47'}^[21].
• 4551 Cochran's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.11825'}^[22].
• 4551 Cochran's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.11843226481626'}^[23].
• 4551 Cochran's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.79'}^[24].
• 4551 Cochran's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1384.108547880873'}^[25].
• 4551 Cochran's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+67.062'}^[26].
• 4551 Cochran's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+148.25111'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

4551 Cochran's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

William Gemmell Cochran is named after 4551 Cochran^[6].

Why It Matters

4551 Cochran has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]