4656 Huchra

Summary

4656 Huchra is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 4656 Huchra is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin^[3].
• 4656 Huchra is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus^[4].
• 4656 Huchra's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 4656 Huchra's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• John Huchra is named after 4656 Huchra^[7].
• 4656 Huchra's follows is recorded as 4655 Marjoriika^[8].
• 4656 Huchra's followed by is recorded as 4657 Lopez^[9].
• 4656 Huchra's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 4656 Huchra's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 4656 Huchra's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 QE5^[12].
• 4656 Huchra's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 VZ3^[13].
• 4656 Huchra's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 RN5^[14].
• 4656 Huchra's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1978-11-07T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 4656 Huchra's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b6jrj7^[16].
• 4656 Huchra's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004656^[17].
• 4656 Huchra's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 4656 Huchra's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07'}^[19].
• 4656 Huchra's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0743898'}^[20].
• 4656 Huchra's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07089211476545351'}^[21].
• 4656 Huchra's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}^[22].
• 4656 Huchra's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.48'}^[23].
• 4656 Huchra's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.71892'}^[24].
• 4656 Huchra's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.717820284682946'}^[25].
• 4656 Huchra's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.81'}^[26].
• 4656 Huchra's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1759.994210134901'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

4656 Huchra's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

John Huchra is named after 4656 Huchra^[7].

Why It Matters

4656 Huchra ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]