4862 Loke

Summary

4862 Loke is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 4862 Loke is credited with the discovery of Poul Jensen^[3].
• 4862 Loke's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 4862 Loke's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Brorfelde Observatory^[5].
• Loki is named after 4862 Loke^[6].
• 4862 Loke's follows is recorded as 4861 Nemirovskij^[7].
• 4862 Loke's followed by is recorded as 4863 Yasutani^[8].
• 4862 Loke's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 4862 Loke's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 4862 Loke's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 GW3^[11].
• 4862 Loke's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 JZ1^[12].
• 4862 Loke's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 SN6^[13].
• 4862 Loke's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 SJ5^[14].
• 4862 Loke's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1987-09-30T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 4862 Loke's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y766f^[16].
• 4862 Loke's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004862^[17].
• 4862 Loke's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 4862 Loke's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.24'}^[19].
• 4862 Loke's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2382202'}^[20].
• 4862 Loke's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2402165738543419'}^[21].
• 4862 Loke's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.9'}^[22].
• 4862 Loke's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.09'}^[23].
• 4862 Loke's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.64926'}^[24].
• 4862 Loke's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.659827527748476'}^[25].
• 4862 Loke's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.98'}^[26].
• 4862 Loke's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1815.304477591898'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

4862 Loke's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Loki is named after 4862 Loke^[6].

Why It Matters

4862 Loke has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]