4753 Phidias

Summary

4753 Phidias is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 4753 Phidias is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 4753 Phidias is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 4753 Phidias is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 4753 Phidias's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 4753 Phidias's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Phidias is named after 4753 Phidias^[8].
• 4753 Phidias's follows is recorded as 4752 Myron^[9].
• 4753 Phidias's followed by is recorded as 4754 Panthoos^[10].
• 4753 Phidias's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 4753 Phidias's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 4753 Phidias's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 RO4^[13].
• 4753 Phidias's provisional designation is recorded as 4059 T-3^[14].
• 4753 Phidias's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1977-10-16T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 4753 Phidias's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7_2z^[16].
• 4753 Phidias's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004753^[17].
• 4753 Phidias's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 4753 Phidias's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07'}^[19].
• 4753 Phidias's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0676957'}^[20].
• 4753 Phidias's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07013936023438483'}^[21].
• 4753 Phidias's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.1'}^[22].
• 4753 Phidias's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.24'}^[23].
• 4753 Phidias's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.31283'}^[24].
• 4753 Phidias's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.314063535807195'}^[25].
• 4753 Phidias's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.06'}^[26].
• 4753 Phidias's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1483.42691079389'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

4753 Phidias's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Phidias is named after 4753 Phidias^[8].

Why It Matters

4753 Phidias 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 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]