4766 Malin

Summary

4766 Malin is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 4766 Malin is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin^[3].
• 4766 Malin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 4766 Malin's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[5].
• David Malin is named after 4766 Malin^[6].
• 4766 Malin's follows is recorded as 4765 Wasserburg^[7].
• 4766 Malin's followed by is recorded as 4767 Sutoku^[8].
• 4766 Malin's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 4766 Malin's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 4766 Malin's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 WF1^[11].
• 4766 Malin's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 FF1^[12].
• 4766 Malin's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1987-03-28T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 4766 Malin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y78wc^[14].
• 4766 Malin's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004766^[15].
• 4766 Malin's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 4766 Malin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}^[17].
• 4766 Malin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1371571'}^[18].
• 4766 Malin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1351724681804485'}^[19].
• 4766 Malin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.7'}^[20].
• 4766 Malin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.89'}^[21].
• 4766 Malin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.21256'}^[22].
• 4766 Malin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.20982713690603'}^[23].
• 4766 Malin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.17'}^[24].
• 4766 Malin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1524.77902698349'}^[25].
• 4766 Malin's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+32.2204'}^[26].
• 4766 Malin's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+96.40080'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

4766 Malin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

David Malin is named after 4766 Malin^[6].

Why It Matters

4766 Malin has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]