638 Moira

Summary

638 Moira is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 40 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 638 Moira is credited with the discovery of Joel Hastings Metcalf^[3].
• 638 Moira's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 638 Moira's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Taunton^[5].
• Moirae is named after 638 Moira^[6].
• 638 Moira followed Q156043^[7].
• 638 Moira was followed by Q156052^[8].
• 638 Moira's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 638 Moira's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 638 Moira's provisional designation is recorded as 1907 ZQ^[11].
• 638 Moira's provisional designation is recorded as 1917 Sdw^[12].
• 638 Moira's provisional designation is recorded as 1944 QJ^[13].
• 638 Moira's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 WA1^[14].
• 638 Moira's provisional designation is recorded as A893 EB^[15].
• 638 Moira's provisional designation is recorded as A906 BF^[16].
• 638 Moira's provisional designation is recorded as A917 RC^[17].
• 638 Moira's provisional designation is recorded as A907 JG^[18].
• 638 Moira's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1907-05-05T00:00:00Z^[19].
• 638 Moira's asteroid spectral type is recorded as C-type asteroid^[20].
• 638 Moira's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 638 Moira's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1622812178436305'}^[22].
• 638 Moira's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.1'}^[23].
• 638 Moira's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.716'}^[24].
• 638 Moira's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.708736571735923'}^[25].
• 638 Moira's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1650.663811512448'}^[26].
• 638 Moira's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+9.8768'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

638 Moira's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Moirae is named after 638 Moira^[6].

Why It Matters

638 Moira has Wikipedia articles in 40 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]