4792 Lykaon

Summary

4792 Lykaon is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 4792 Lykaon is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 4792 Lykaon's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 4792 Lykaon's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[5].
• Lycaon is named after 4792 Lykaon^[6].
• 4792 Lykaon followed 4791 Iphidamas^[7].
• 4792 Lykaon was followed by Q708988^[8].
• 4792 Lykaon's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan^[9].
• 4792 Lykaon's minor planet group is recorded as Trojan camp trojan asteroid^[10].
• 4792 Lykaon's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 4792 Lykaon's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 4792 Lykaon's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 RK1^[13].
• 4792 Lykaon's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 UN9^[14].
• 4792 Lykaon's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1988-09-10T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 4792 Lykaon's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 4792 Lykaon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.091'}^[17].
• 4792 Lykaon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0906413'}^[18].
• 4792 Lykaon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09142443498589148'}^[19].
• 4792 Lykaon's Lagrangian point is recorded as L5 Jupiter-Sun^[20].
• 4792 Lykaon's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.1'}^[21].
• 4792 Lykaon's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.18'}^[22].
• 4792 Lykaon's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.33526'}^[23].
• 4792 Lykaon's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+9.34187320699559'}^[24].
• 4792 Lykaon's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+12.06'}^[25].
• 4792 Lykaon's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+4387.106881539749'}^[26].
• 4792 Lykaon's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+40.09'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

4792 Lykaon's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Lycaon is named after 4792 Lykaon^[6].

Why It Matters

4792 Lykaon has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]