4682 Bykov

Summary

4682 Bykov is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 4682 Bykov is credited with the discovery of Lyudmila Chernykh^[3].
• 4682 Bykov's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 4682 Bykov's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Crimean Astrophysical Observatory^[5].
• Leonid Bykov is named after 4682 Bykov^[6].
• 4682 Bykov's follows is recorded as 4681 Ermak^[7].
• 4682 Bykov's followed by is recorded as 4683 Veratar^[8].
• 4682 Bykov's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 4682 Bykov's Commons category is recorded as 4682 Bykov^[10].
• 4682 Bykov's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 4682 Bykov's provisional designation is recorded as 1932 WK^[12].
• 4682 Bykov's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 SO4^[13].
• 4682 Bykov's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 UG4^[14].
• 4682 Bykov's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 YG^[15].
• 4682 Bykov's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-09-27T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 4682 Bykov's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y1476^[17].
• 4682 Bykov's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004682^[18].
• 4682 Bykov's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[19].
• 4682 Bykov's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 4682 Bykov's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.20'}^[21].
• 4682 Bykov's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1960847'}^[22].
• 4682 Bykov's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1953649559249278'}^[23].
• 4682 Bykov's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.3'}^[24].
• 4682 Bykov's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.55'}^[25].
• 4682 Bykov's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.82170'}^[26].
• 4682 Bykov's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.822760186931988'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

4682 Bykov's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Leonid Bykov is named after 4682 Bykov^[6].

Why It Matters

4682 Bykov ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]