4974 Elford

Summary

4974 Elford is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 4974 Elford is credited with the discovery of Robert H. McNaught^[3].
• 4974 Elford's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 4974 Elford's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory^[5].
• 4974 Elford's follows is recorded as 4973 Showa^[6].
• 4974 Elford's followed by is recorded as Q154887^[7].
• 4974 Elford's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 4974 Elford's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 4974 Elford's provisional designation is recorded as 1952 HZ^[10].
• 4974 Elford's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 SN10^[11].
• 4974 Elford's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 LA^[12].
• 4974 Elford's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-06-14T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 4974 Elford's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y1j_h^[14].
• 4974 Elford's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004974^[15].
• 4974 Elford's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 4974 Elford's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[17].
• 4974 Elford's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1073399'}^[18].
• 4974 Elford's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1095515377476908'}^[19].
• 4974 Elford's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.8'}^[20].
• 4974 Elford's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.88'}^[21].
• 4974 Elford's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.79199'}^[22].
• 4974 Elford's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.8069998080271'}^[23].
• 4974 Elford's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.21'}^[24].
• 4974 Elford's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1535.065595406717'}^[25].
• 4974 Elford's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+6.5635'}^[26].
• 4974 Elford's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+176.07471'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

4974 Elford's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

4974 Elford has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]