4819 Gifford

Summary

4819 Gifford is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 4819 Gifford is credited with the discovery of Alan Gilmore^[3].
• 4819 Gifford is credited with the discovery of Pamela Kilmartin^[4].
• 4819 Gifford's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 4819 Gifford's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Lake Tekapo^[6].
• Charles Gifford is named after 4819 Gifford^[7].
• 4819 Gifford's follows is recorded as Q154713^[8].
• 4819 Gifford's followed by is recorded as 4820 Fay^[9].
• 4819 Gifford's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 4819 Gifford's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 4819 Gifford's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 QT3^[12].
• 4819 Gifford's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 KC^[13].
• 4819 Gifford's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1985-05-24T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 4819 Gifford's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y2q1t^[15].
• 4819 Gifford's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004819^[16].
• 4819 Gifford's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 4819 Gifford's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03'}^[18].
• 4819 Gifford's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0303257'}^[19].
• 4819 Gifford's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.03099000704873464'}^[20].
• 4819 Gifford's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.1'}^[21].
• 4819 Gifford's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.47'}^[22].
• 4819 Gifford's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.80201'}^[23].
• 4819 Gifford's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.800122778045695'}^[24].
• 4819 Gifford's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.27'}^[25].
• 4819 Gifford's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1194.072165231162'}^[26].
• 4819 Gifford's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+617.8'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

4819 Gifford's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Charles Gifford is named after 4819 Gifford^[7].

Why It Matters

4819 Gifford has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]