622 Esther

Summary

622 Esther is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 622 Esther is credited with the discovery of Joel Hastings Metcalf^[3].
• 622 Esther's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 622 Esther's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Taunton^[5].
• Esther is named after 622 Esther^[6].
• 622 Esther's follows is recorded as 621 Werdandi^[7].
• 622 Esther's followed by is recorded as 623 Chimaera^[8].
• 622 Esther's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 622 Esther's Commons category is recorded as 622 Esther^[10].
• 622 Esther's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 622 Esther's provisional designation is recorded as 1906 WP^[12].
• 622 Esther's provisional designation is recorded as 1947 QE^[13].
• 622 Esther's provisional designation is recorded as 1952 BC^[14].
• 622 Esther's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 EV9^[15].
• 622 Esther's provisional designation is recorded as A906 VN^[16].
• 622 Esther's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1906-11-13T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 622 Esther's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08lyhv^[18].
• 622 Esther's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000622^[19].
• 622 Esther's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[20].
• 622 Esther's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 622 Esther's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2430197837974473'}^[22].
• 622 Esther's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.31'}^[23].
• 622 Esther's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.641'}^[24].
• 622 Esther's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.635207882130926'}^[25].
• 622 Esther's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1370.735416292741'}^[26].
• 622 Esther's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+47.413'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

622 Esther's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Esther is named after 622 Esther^[6].

Why It Matters

622 Esther ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]