4695 Mediolanum

Summary

4695 Mediolanum is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 4695 Mediolanum is credited with the discovery of Henri Debehogne^[3].
• 4695 Mediolanum's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 4695 Mediolanum's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[5].
• Milan is named after 4695 Mediolanum^[6].
• 4695 Mediolanum's follows is recorded as 4694 Festou^[7].
• 4695 Mediolanum's followed by is recorded as 4696 Arpigny^[8].
• 4695 Mediolanum's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 4695 Mediolanum's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 4695 Mediolanum's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 RU3^[11].
• 4695 Mediolanum's provisional designation is recorded as 1911 UF^[12].
• 4695 Mediolanum's provisional designation is recorded as 1952 BU1^[13].
• 4695 Mediolanum's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 RY1^[14].
• 4695 Mediolanum's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 UP15^[15].
• 4695 Mediolanum's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 EO1^[16].
• 4695 Mediolanum's provisional designation is recorded as A911 UF^[17].
• 4695 Mediolanum's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1985-09-07T00:00:00Z^[18].
• 4695 Mediolanum's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09v9d_h^[19].
• 4695 Mediolanum's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004695^[20].
• 4695 Mediolanum's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 4695 Mediolanum's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}^[22].
• 4695 Mediolanum's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1374551'}^[23].
• 4695 Mediolanum's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1406890161380844'}^[24].
• 4695 Mediolanum's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.9'}^[25].
• 4695 Mediolanum's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.21'}^[26].
• 4695 Mediolanum's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.54378'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

4695 Mediolanum's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Milan is named after 4695 Mediolanum^[6].

Why It Matters

4695 Mediolanum ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]