4937 Lintott

Summary

4937 Lintott is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 4937 Lintott is credited with the discovery of Henri Debehogne^[3].
• 4937 Lintott's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 4937 Lintott's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[5].
• Chris Lintott is named after 4937 Lintott^[6].
• 4937 Lintott's follows is recorded as 4936 Butakov^[7].
• 4937 Lintott's followed by is recorded as 4938 Papadopoulos^[8].
• 4937 Lintott's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 4937 Lintott's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 4937 Lintott's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 YT^[11].
• 4937 Lintott's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 CL1^[12].
• 4937 Lintott's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 OD^[13].
• 4937 Lintott's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1986-02-01T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 4937 Lintott's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/076typt^[15].
• 4937 Lintott's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004937^[16].
• 4937 Lintott's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 4937 Lintott's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}^[18].
• 4937 Lintott's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1602342'}^[19].
• 4937 Lintott's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1610232050152396'}^[20].
• 4937 Lintott's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.4'}^[21].
• 4937 Lintott's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.56'}^[22].
• 4937 Lintott's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+16.92983'}^[23].
• 4937 Lintott's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+16.92083496590908'}^[24].
• 4937 Lintott's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.19'}^[25].
• 4937 Lintott's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1529.280485442821'}^[26].
• 4937 Lintott's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+3.123'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

4937 Lintott's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Chris Lintott is named after 4937 Lintott^[6].

Why It Matters

4937 Lintott has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]