4628 Laplace

Summary

4628 Laplace is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 4628 Laplace is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 4628 Laplace's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 4628 Laplace's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Rozhen Observatory^[5].
• Pierre-Simon Laplace is named after 4628 Laplace^[6].
• 4628 Laplace's follows is recorded as 4627 Pinomogavero^[7].
• 4628 Laplace's followed by is recorded as 4629 Walford^[8].
• 4628 Laplace's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 4628 Laplace's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 4628 Laplace's provisional designation is recorded as 1937 JN^[11].
• 4628 Laplace's provisional designation is recorded as 1956 UH^[12].
• 4628 Laplace's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 ME^[13].
• 4628 Laplace's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 TY7^[14].
• 4628 Laplace's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 UN11^[15].
• 4628 Laplace's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 RU4^[16].
• 4628 Laplace's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 VC1^[17].
• 4628 Laplace's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 WK3^[18].
• 4628 Laplace's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1986-09-07T00:00:00Z^[19].
• 4628 Laplace's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7176^[20].
• 4628 Laplace's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20004628^[21].
• 4628 Laplace's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[22].
• 4628 Laplace's significant event is recorded as naming^[23].
• 4628 Laplace's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.12'}^[24].
• 4628 Laplace's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1155504'}^[25].
• 4628 Laplace's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1183971089685274'}^[26].
• 4628 Laplace's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.1'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

4628 Laplace's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Pierre-Simon Laplace is named after 4628 Laplace^[6].

Why It Matters

4628 Laplace ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]