4938 Papadopoulos

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4938 Papadopoulos

Summary

4938 Papadopoulos is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 4938 Papadopoulos is credited with the discovery of Henri Debehogne[3].
  • 4938 Papadopoulos's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 4938 Papadopoulos's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory[5].
  • 4938 Papadopoulos's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory[6].
  • Christos Papadopoulos is named after 4938 Papadopoulos[7].
  • 4938 Papadopoulos's follows is recorded as 4937 Lintott[8].
  • 4938 Papadopoulos's followed by is recorded as 4939 Scovil[9].
  • 4938 Papadopoulos's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[10].
  • 4938 Papadopoulos's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[11].
  • 4938 Papadopoulos's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 CQ1[12].
  • 4938 Papadopoulos's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 UG[13].
  • 4938 Papadopoulos's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1986-02-05T00:00:00Z[14].
  • 4938 Papadopoulos's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09v20zl[15].
  • 4938 Papadopoulos's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004938[16].
  • 4938 Papadopoulos's significant event is recorded as naming[17].
  • 4938 Papadopoulos's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08'}[18].
  • 4938 Papadopoulos's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0765738'}[19].
  • 4938 Papadopoulos's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07673129133213184'}[20].
  • 4938 Papadopoulos's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.7'}[21].
  • 4938 Papadopoulos's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.96'}[22].
  • 4938 Papadopoulos's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.56902'}[23].
  • 4938 Papadopoulos's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.564958736667626'}[24].
  • 4938 Papadopoulos's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.61'}[25].
  • 4938 Papadopoulos's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1318.215702804775'}[26].
  • 4938 Papadopoulos's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+222.30251'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

4938 Papadopoulos's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

History and Context

Christos Papadopoulos is named after 4938 Papadopoulos[7].

Why It Matters

4938 Papadopoulos has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . JPL Small-Body Database. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · ToadetteEdit · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Epoch November 21, 2025
    Instance of
    Site of astronomical discovery European Southern Observatory, La Silla Observatory
    Orbital inclination {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.56902'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.564958736667626'}
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P65]]: [[Q151991]], The Distributed Game (95): Pick the Discovery site #distributed-game"
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