4955 Gold

Summary

4955 Gold is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 4955 Gold is credited with the discovery of Henry E. Holt^[3].
• 4955 Gold's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 4955 Gold's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[5].
• 4955 Gold's follows is recorded as 4954 Eric^[6].
• 4955 Gold's followed by is recorded as Q1043872^[7].
• 4955 Gold's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 4955 Gold's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 4955 Gold's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 BQ2^[10].
• 4955 Gold's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 SF2^[11].
• 4955 Gold's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 WB^[12].
• 4955 Gold's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-09-17T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 4955 Gold's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y2v87^[14].
• 4955 Gold's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004955^[15].
• 4955 Gold's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 4955 Gold's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}^[17].
• 4955 Gold's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1326261'}^[18].
• 4955 Gold's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1362738720779284'}^[19].
• 4955 Gold's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.7'}^[20].
• 4955 Gold's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.88'}^[21].
• 4955 Gold's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.40505'}^[22].
• 4955 Gold's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.402980422107601'}^[23].
• 4955 Gold's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.6'}^[24].
• 4955 Gold's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2049.479171067581'}^[25].
• 4955 Gold's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+3.40624'}^[26].
• 4955 Gold's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+89.44947'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

4955 Gold's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

4955 Gold has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]