4820 Fay

Summary

4820 Fay is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 4820 Fay is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 4820 Fay's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 4820 Fay's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[5].
• Fay Gillis Wells is named after 4820 Fay^[6].
• 4820 Fay's follows is recorded as 4819 Gifford^[7].
• 4820 Fay's followed by is recorded as 4821 Bianucci^[8].
• 4820 Fay's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 4820 Fay's Commons category is recorded as 4820 Fay^[10].
• 4820 Fay's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 4820 Fay's provisional designation is recorded as 1943 ER^[12].
• 4820 Fay's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 RV^[13].
• 4820 Fay's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 TP^[14].
• 4820 Fay's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 RH1^[15].
• 4820 Fay's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 RZ^[16].
• 4820 Fay's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1985-09-15T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 4820 Fay's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y21mg^[18].
• 4820 Fay's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004820^[19].
• 4820 Fay's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 4820 Fay's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.35'}^[21].
• 4820 Fay's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3521302'}^[22].
• 4820 Fay's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.353193359794222'}^[23].
• 4820 Fay's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.9'}^[24].
• 4820 Fay's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.11'}^[25].
• 4820 Fay's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.44431'}^[26].
• 4820 Fay's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.44755838878915'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

4820 Fay's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Fay Gillis Wells is named after 4820 Fay^[6].

Why It Matters

4820 Fay has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]