4568 Menkaure

Summary

4568 Menkaure is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 4568 Menkaure is credited with the discovery of Norman G. Thomas^[3].
• 4568 Menkaure's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 4568 Menkaure's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Lowell Observatory^[5].
• Menkaure is named after 4568 Menkaure^[6].
• 4568 Menkaure's follows is recorded as 4567 Bečvář^[7].
• 4568 Menkaure's followed by is recorded as Q154474^[8].
• 4568 Menkaure's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 4568 Menkaure's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 4568 Menkaure's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 UG6^[11].
• 4568 Menkaure's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 GR4^[12].
• 4568 Menkaure's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 RS2^[13].
• 4568 Menkaure's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 TG3^[14].
• 4568 Menkaure's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 TV^[15].
• 4568 Menkaure's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 RY3^[16].
• 4568 Menkaure's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1983-09-02T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 4568 Menkaure's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7fk9^[18].
• 4568 Menkaure's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004568^[19].
• 4568 Menkaure's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 4568 Menkaure's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06'}^[21].
• 4568 Menkaure's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0618404'}^[22].
• 4568 Menkaure's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06248983825639525'}^[23].
• 4568 Menkaure's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.8'}^[24].
• 4568 Menkaure's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.95'}^[25].
• 4568 Menkaure's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.67257'}^[26].
• 4568 Menkaure's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.66743476113192'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

4568 Menkaure's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Menkaure is named after 4568 Menkaure^[6].

Why It Matters

4568 Menkaure 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 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]