4589 McDowell

Summary

4589 McDowell is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 4589 McDowell is credited with the discovery of Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth^[3].
• 4589 McDowell's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 4589 McDowell's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory^[5].
• Jonathan McDowell is named after 4589 McDowell^[6].
• 4589 McDowell's follows is recorded as Q154516^[7].
• 4589 McDowell's followed by is recorded as 4590 Dimashchegolev^[8].
• 4589 McDowell's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 4589 McDowell's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 4589 McDowell's provisional designation is recorded as 1933 OB^[11].
• 4589 McDowell's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 VC2^[12].
• 4589 McDowell's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 NH^[13].
• 4589 McDowell's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 GY^[14].
• 4589 McDowell's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1933-07-24T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 4589 McDowell's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7dm1^[16].
• 4589 McDowell's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004589^[17].
• 4589 McDowell's asteroid family is recorded as Nysa family^[18].
• 4589 McDowell's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 4589 McDowell's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.185225'}^[20].
• 4589 McDowell's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1871025'}^[21].
• 4589 McDowell's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1863237806665921'}^[22].
• 4589 McDowell's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.0'}^[23].
• 4589 McDowell's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[24].
• 4589 McDowell's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.27463'}^[25].
• 4589 McDowell's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.274365281403853'}^[26].
• 4589 McDowell's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.8'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

4589 McDowell's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Jonathan McDowell is named after 4589 McDowell^[6].

Why It Matters

4589 McDowell has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]