4639 Minox

Summary

4639 Minox is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 4639 Minox is credited with the discovery of Tsutomu Seki^[3].
• 4639 Minox's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 4639 Minox's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Geisei observatory^[5].
• Minox is named after 4639 Minox^[6].
• 4639 Minox's follows is recorded as 4638 Estens^[7].
• 4639 Minox's followed by is recorded as 4640 Hara^[8].
• 4639 Minox's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 4639 Minox's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 4639 Minox's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 HR^[11].
• 4639 Minox's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 SV^[12].
• 4639 Minox's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 EK2^[13].
• 4639 Minox's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-03-05T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 4639 Minox's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7h8n^[15].
• 4639 Minox's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004639^[16].
• 4639 Minox's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 4639 Minox's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[18].
• 4639 Minox's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1827908'}^[19].
• 4639 Minox's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1854086211002009'}^[20].
• 4639 Minox's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.0'}^[21].
• 4639 Minox's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.14'}^[22].
• 4639 Minox's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.91974'}^[23].
• 4639 Minox's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.908351145161439'}^[24].
• 4639 Minox's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.09'}^[25].
• 4639 Minox's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1491.030757475607'}^[26].
• 4639 Minox's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+12.993'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

4639 Minox's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Minox is named after 4639 Minox^[6].

Why It Matters

4639 Minox 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 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]