4843 Mégantic

Summary

4843 Mégantic is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 4843 Mégantic is credited with the discovery of Henri Debehogne^[3].
• 4843 Mégantic's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 4843 Mégantic's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 4843 Mégantic's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Mont Mégantic Observatory is named after 4843 Mégantic^[7].
• 4843 Mégantic's follows is recorded as Q154752^[8].
• 4843 Mégantic's followed by is recorded as Q154758^[9].
• 4843 Mégantic's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 4843 Mégantic's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 4843 Mégantic's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 RT1^[12].
• 4843 Mégantic's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 DR4^[13].
• 4843 Mégantic's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 EO10^[14].
• 4843 Mégantic's provisional designation is recorded as A908 BH^[15].
• 4843 Mégantic's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-02-28T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 4843 Mégantic's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/043m541^[17].
• 4843 Mégantic's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004843^[18].
• 4843 Mégantic's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 4843 Mégantic's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.12'}^[20].
• 4843 Mégantic's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1201339'}^[21].
• 4843 Mégantic's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1172076283303689'}^[22].
• 4843 Mégantic's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.8'}^[23].
• 4843 Mégantic's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.94'}^[24].
• 4843 Mégantic's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.00020'}^[25].
• 4843 Mégantic's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.9972596680241'}^[26].
• 4843 Mégantic's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.44'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

4843 Mégantic's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Mont Mégantic Observatory is named after 4843 Mégantic^[7].

Why It Matters

4843 Mégantic ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]