4999 MPC

Summary

4999 MPC is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 4999 MPC is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 4999 MPC's image is recorded as 004999-asteroid shape model (4999) MPC.png^[4].
• 4999 MPC's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 4999 MPC's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Minor Planet Circulars is named after 4999 MPC^[7].
• 4999 MPC's follows is recorded as 4998 Kabashima^[8].
• 4999 MPC's followed by is recorded as 5000 IAU^[9].
• 4999 MPC's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 4999 MPC's Commons category is recorded as 4999 MPC^[11].
• 4999 MPC's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 4999 MPC's provisional designation is recorded as 1966 CZ^[13].
• 4999 MPC's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 CJ^[14].
• 4999 MPC's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1987-02-02T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 4999 MPC's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7kpn^[16].
• 4999 MPC's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004999^[17].
• 4999 MPC's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 4999 MPC's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04'}^[19].
• 4999 MPC's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0401654'}^[20].
• 4999 MPC's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04424712785097484'}^[21].
• 4999 MPC's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.1'}^[22].
• 4999 MPC's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.32'}^[23].
• 4999 MPC's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.47517'}^[24].
• 4999 MPC's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.50286597269528'}^[25].
• 4999 MPC's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.23'}^[26].
• 4999 MPC's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1911.616737005731'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

4999 MPC's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Minor Planet Circulars is named after 4999 MPC^[7].

Why It Matters

4999 MPC has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]