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(470596) 2008 NW4

Summary

(470596) 2008 NW4 is a trans-Neptunian object[1]. (470596) 2008 NW4 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (470596) 2008 NW4 is credited with the discovery of Meg Schwamb[3].
  • (470596) 2008 NW4 is credited with the discovery of Palomar Observatory[4].
  • (470596) 2008 NW4's instance of is recorded as trans-Neptunian object[5].
  • (470596) 2008 NW4's instance of is recorded as asteroid[6].
  • (470596) 2008 NW4's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[7].
  • (470596) 2008 NW4's minor planet group is recorded as trans-Neptunian object[8].
  • (470596) 2008 NW4's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (470596) 2008 NW4's provisional designation is recorded as 2008 NW4[10].
  • (470596) 2008 NW4's time of discovery or invention is recorded as July 7, 2008[11].
  • (470596) 2008 NW4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.187'}[12].
  • (470596) 2008 NW4's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1894142361774309'}[13].
  • (470596) 2008 NW4's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+5.4'}[14].
  • (470596) 2008 NW4's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+5.68'}[15].
  • (470596) 2008 NW4's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.15'}[16].
  • (470596) 2008 NW4's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.17828130314941'}[17].
  • (470596) 2008 NW4's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+110661.1501953054'}[18].
  • (470596) 2008 NW4's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+285.12'}[19].
  • (470596) 2008 NW4's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+285.2297508609267'}[20].
  • (470596) 2008 NW4's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+45.10913528512648'}[21].
  • (470596) 2008 NW4's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+53.65344768978311'}[22].
  • (470596) 2008 NW4's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+36.56482288046985'}[23].
  • (470596) 2008 NW4's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+41.20'}[24].
  • (470596) 2008 NW4's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+42.29136741176609'}[25].
  • (470596) 2008 NW4's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+356.5'}[26].
  • (470596) 2008 NW4's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.871335298016131'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include trans-Neptunian object[5] and asteroid[6].

Why It Matters

(470596) 2008 NW4 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Periapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+36.56482288046985'}
    Orbital inclination → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.15'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.17828130314941'}
    Orbital eccentricity → {'amount': '+0.187'}, {'amount': '+0.1894142361774309'}
    Longitude of ascending node → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+285.12'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+285.2297508609267'}
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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