4877 Humboldt

Summary

4877 Humboldt is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 4877 Humboldt is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 4877 Humboldt is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 4877 Humboldt is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 4877 Humboldt's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 4877 Humboldt's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Alexander von Humboldt is named after 4877 Humboldt^[8].
• 4877 Humboldt followed Q154799^[9].
• 4877 Humboldt was followed by 4878 Gilhutton^[10].
• 4877 Humboldt's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 4877 Humboldt's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 4877 Humboldt's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 YF2^[13].
• 4877 Humboldt's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 TU15^[14].
• 4877 Humboldt's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 UF1^[15].
• 4877 Humboldt's provisional designation is recorded as 5066 T-2^[16].
• 4877 Humboldt's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-09-25T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 4877 Humboldt's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 4877 Humboldt's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.13'}^[19].
• 4877 Humboldt's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1342264'}^[20].
• 4877 Humboldt's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1358531520560578'}^[21].
• 4877 Humboldt's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.0'}^[22].
• 4877 Humboldt's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.07'}^[23].
• 4877 Humboldt's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+12.40238'}^[24].
• 4877 Humboldt's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+12.38608405626507'}^[25].
• 4877 Humboldt's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.27'}^[26].
• 4877 Humboldt's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1560.250427050834'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

4877 Humboldt's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Alexander von Humboldt is named after 4877 Humboldt^[8].

Why It Matters

4877 Humboldt has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]