4946 Askalaphus

Summary

4946 Askalaphus is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 4946 Askalaphus is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 4946 Askalaphus is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 4946 Askalaphus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 4946 Askalaphus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• Ascalaphus is named after 4946 Askalaphus^[7].
• 4946 Askalaphus's follows is recorded as 4945 Ikenozenni^[8].
• 4946 Askalaphus's followed by is recorded as 4947 Ninkasi^[9].
• 4946 Askalaphus's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan^[10].
• 4946 Askalaphus's minor planet group is recorded as Greek camp trojan asteroid^[11].
• 4946 Askalaphus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[12].
• 4946 Askalaphus's Commons category is recorded as 4946 Askalaphus^[13].
• 4946 Askalaphus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[14].
• 4946 Askalaphus's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 BW1^[15].
• 4946 Askalaphus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1988-01-21T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 4946 Askalaphus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0vm8^[17].
• 4946 Askalaphus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004946^[18].
• 4946 Askalaphus's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 4946 Askalaphus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05'}^[20].
• 4946 Askalaphus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0502798'}^[21].
• 4946 Askalaphus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05054556694933032'}^[22].
• 4946 Askalaphus's Lagrangian point is recorded as L4-Jupiter-Sun^[23].
• 4946 Askalaphus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.2'}^[24].
• 4946 Askalaphus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.16'}^[25].
• 4946 Askalaphus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+21.86060'}^[26].
• 4946 Askalaphus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+21.85323470786748'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

4946 Askalaphus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Ascalaphus is named after 4946 Askalaphus^[7].

Why It Matters

4946 Askalaphus ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]