4908 Ward

Summary

4908 Ward is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 4908 Ward is credited with the discovery of Fernand Rigaux^[3].
• 4908 Ward's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 4908 Ward's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Royal Observatory of Belgium^[5].
• 4908 Ward followed Q154826^[6].
• 4908 Ward was followed by Q154833^[7].
• 4908 Ward's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 4908 Ward's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 4908 Ward's provisional designation is recorded as 1933 SD^[10].
• 4908 Ward's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 TK2^[11].
• 4908 Ward's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 NC4^[12].
• 4908 Ward's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 PU1^[13].
• 4908 Ward's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1933-09-17T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 4908 Ward's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 4908 Ward's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.23'}^[16].
• 4908 Ward's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2337945'}^[17].
• 4908 Ward's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2340522904646557'}^[18].
• 4908 Ward's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.7'}^[19].
• 4908 Ward's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.82'}^[20].
• 4908 Ward's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.57224'}^[21].
• 4908 Ward's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.573224678697531'}^[22].
• 4908 Ward's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.24'}^[23].
• 4908 Ward's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1182.430943754934'}^[24].
• 4908 Ward's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+10.96'}^[25].
• 4908 Ward's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+190.17374'}^[26].
• 4908 Ward's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+190.0876113646534'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

4908 Ward's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

4908 Ward has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]