4987 Flamsteed

Summary

4987 Flamsteed is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 4987 Flamsteed is credited with the discovery of Perth Observatory^[3].
• 4987 Flamsteed's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 4987 Flamsteed's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Perth Observatory^[5].
• John Flamsteed is named after 4987 Flamsteed^[6].
• 4987 Flamsteed's follows is recorded as 4986 Osipovia^[7].
• 4987 Flamsteed's followed by is recorded as Q154906^[8].
• 4987 Flamsteed's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 4987 Flamsteed's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 4987 Flamsteed's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 FH12^[11].
• 4987 Flamsteed's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 BV^[12].
• 4987 Flamsteed's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 DT^[13].
• 4987 Flamsteed's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1980-03-20T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 4987 Flamsteed's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y268_^[15].
• 4987 Flamsteed's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004987^[16].
• 4987 Flamsteed's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 4987 Flamsteed's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06'}^[18].
• 4987 Flamsteed's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0644353'}^[19].
• 4987 Flamsteed's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06493756134929723'}^[20].
• 4987 Flamsteed's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.9'}^[21].
• 4987 Flamsteed's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.16'}^[22].
• 4987 Flamsteed's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.58479'}^[23].
• 4987 Flamsteed's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.5805964710392'}^[24].
• 4987 Flamsteed's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.43'}^[25].
• 4987 Flamsteed's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1250.762493011743'}^[26].
• 4987 Flamsteed's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+313.14577'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

4987 Flamsteed's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

John Flamsteed is named after 4987 Flamsteed^[6].

Why It Matters

4987 Flamsteed 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]