4581 Asclepius

Summary

4581 Asclepius is a potentially hazardous asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of potentially_hazardous_asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 4581 Asclepius is credited with the discovery of Henry E. Holt^[3].
• 4581 Asclepius is credited with the discovery of Norman G. Thomas^[4].
• 4581 Asclepius's instance of is recorded as potentially hazardous asteroid^[5].
• 4581 Asclepius's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[6].
• 4581 Asclepius's instance of is recorded as near-Earth asteroid^[7].
• 4581 Asclepius's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[8].
• Asclepius is named after 4581 Asclepius^[9].
• 4581 Asclepius's follows is recorded as Q249722^[10].
• 4581 Asclepius's followed by is recorded as 4582 Hank^[11].
• 4581 Asclepius's minor planet group is recorded as Apollo asteroid^[12].
• 4581 Asclepius's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[13].
• 4581 Asclepius's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[14].
• 4581 Asclepius's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 FC^[15].
• 4581 Asclepius's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-03-31T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 4581 Asclepius's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07lnd9^[17].
• 4581 Asclepius's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004581^[18].
• 4581 Asclepius's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 4581 Asclepius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.357'}^[20].
• 4581 Asclepius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3571300'}^[21].
• 4581 Asclepius's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3569481235311107'}^[22].
• 4581 Asclepius's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+20.7'}^[23].
• 4581 Asclepius's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+20.74'}^[24].
• 4581 Asclepius's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.913'}^[25].
• 4581 Asclepius's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.91904'}^[26].
• 4581 Asclepius's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.917759774208245'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include potentially hazardous asteroid^[5], near-Earth object^[6], and near-Earth asteroid^[7].

History and Context

Asclepius is named after 4581 Asclepius^[9].

Why It Matters

4581 Asclepius ranks in the top 7% of potentially_hazardous_asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]