4894 Ask

Summary

4894 Ask is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 4894 Ask is credited with the discovery of Poul Jensen^[3].
• 4894 Ask's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 4894 Ask's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Brorfelde Observatory^[5].
• Askr and Embla is named after 4894 Ask^[6].
• Askr is named after 4894 Ask^[7].
• 4894 Ask's follows is recorded as Q808799^[8].
• 4894 Ask's followed by is recorded as 4895 Embla^[9].
• 4894 Ask's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 4894 Ask's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 4894 Ask's provisional designation is recorded as 1957 OG^[12].
• 4894 Ask's provisional designation is recorded as 1969 EK^[13].
• 4894 Ask's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 KY^[14].
• 4894 Ask's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 RJ^[15].
• 4894 Ask's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1986-09-08T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 4894 Ask's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0vll^[17].
• 4894 Ask's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004894^[18].
• 4894 Ask's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 4894 Ask's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.20'}^[20].
• 4894 Ask's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1948100'}^[21].
• 4894 Ask's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1945893417045597'}^[22].
• 4894 Ask's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.3'}^[23].
• 4894 Ask's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}^[24].
• 4894 Ask's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.48'}^[25].
• 4894 Ask's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.63902'}^[26].
• 4894 Ask's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.638465161897863'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

4894 Ask's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Things named after include Askr and Embla^[6], an anthropogony^[28] and Askr^[7], a Norse mythical character^[29].

Why It Matters

4894 Ask has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]