4779 Whitley

Summary

4779 Whitley is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 4779 Whitley is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 4779 Whitley is credited with the discovery of Archibald Warnock^[4].
• 4779 Whitley's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 4779 Whitley's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• Keith Whitley is named after 4779 Whitley^[7].
• 4779 Whitley followed 4778 Fuss^[8].
• 4779 Whitley was followed by 4780 Polina^[9].
• 4779 Whitley's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 4779 Whitley's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[11].
• 4779 Whitley's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 4779 Whitley's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 YK3^[13].
• 4779 Whitley's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 XQ^[14].
• 4779 Whitley's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 EG2^[15].
• 4779 Whitley's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1978-12-06T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 4779 Whitley's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 4779 Whitley's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.12'}^[18].
• 4779 Whitley's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1197241'}^[19].
• 4779 Whitley's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1102413929388728'}^[20].
• 4779 Whitley's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.4'}^[21].
• 4779 Whitley's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.59'}^[22].
• 4779 Whitley's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+0.92918'}^[23].
• 4779 Whitley's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+0.936504725475217'}^[24].
• 4779 Whitley's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.7'}^[25].
• 4779 Whitley's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2089.923592942444'}^[26].
• 4779 Whitley's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+7.31059'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

4779 Whitley's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Origins

Keith Whitley is named after 4779 Whitley^[7].

Why It Matters

4779 Whitley has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]