4962 Vecherka

Summary

4962 Vecherka is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 4962 Vecherka is credited with the discovery of Tamara Smirnova^[3].
• 4962 Vecherka's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 4962 Vecherka's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Crimean Astrophysical Observatory^[5].
• Vecherny Petersburg is named after 4962 Vecherka^[6].
• 4962 Vecherka's follows is recorded as 4961 Timherder^[7].
• 4962 Vecherka's followed by is recorded as 4963 Kanroku^[8].
• 4962 Vecherka's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 4962 Vecherka's Commons category is recorded as 4962 Vecherka^[10].
• 4962 Vecherka's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 4962 Vecherka's provisional designation is recorded as 1952 TF^[12].
• 4962 Vecherka's provisional designation is recorded as 1969 TM6^[13].
• 4962 Vecherka's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 TP^[14].
• 4962 Vecherka's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 UG3^[15].
• 4962 Vecherka's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 WC3^[16].
• 4962 Vecherka's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-10-01T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 4962 Vecherka's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yhps_^[18].
• 4962 Vecherka's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004962^[19].
• 4962 Vecherka's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 4962 Vecherka's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.15'}^[21].
• 4962 Vecherka's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1451298'}^[22].
• 4962 Vecherka's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1457215577657227'}^[23].
• 4962 Vecherka's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.3'}^[24].
• 4962 Vecherka's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.52'}^[25].
• 4962 Vecherka's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.10732'}^[26].
• 4962 Vecherka's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.08911811134497'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

4962 Vecherka's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Vecherny Petersburg is named after 4962 Vecherka^[6].

Why It Matters

4962 Vecherka ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]