54902 Close

Summary

54902 Close is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 54902 Close is credited with the discovery of Michael Collins^[3].
• 54902 Close is credited with the discovery of Minor White^[4].
• 54902 Close's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 54902 Close's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Anza^[6].
• 54902 Close's follows is recorded as Q8332392^[7].
• 54902 Close's followed by is recorded as (54903) 2001 OV77^[8].
• 54902 Close's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 54902 Close's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 54902 Close's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 HL4^[11].
• 54902 Close's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 XK76^[12].
• 54902 Close's provisional designation is recorded as 2001 OG77^[13].
• 54902 Close's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2001-07-23T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 54902 Close's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y18ck^[15].
• 54902 Close's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20054902^[16].
• 54902 Close's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 54902 Close's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[18].
• 54902 Close's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1801511265002792'}^[19].
• 54902 Close's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.4'}^[20].
• 54902 Close's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.61'}^[21].
• 54902 Close's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.0'}^[22].
• 54902 Close's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.977607013856642'}^[23].
• 54902 Close's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1324.903808880634'}^[24].
• 54902 Close's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+130.7'}^[25].
• 54902 Close's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+130.5974839206133'}^[26].
• 54902 Close's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.360789588424067'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

54902 Close's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Why It Matters

54902 Close ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]