4772 Frankdrake

Summary

4772 Frankdrake is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 4772 Frankdrake is credited with the discovery of Tsutomu Hioki^[3].
• 4772 Frankdrake is credited with the discovery of Nobuhiro Kawasato^[4].
• 4772 Frankdrake's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 4772 Frankdrake's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Okutama^[6].
• Frank Drake is named after 4772 Frankdrake^[7].
• 4772 Frankdrake followed Q154638^[8].
• 4772 Frankdrake was followed by 4773 Hayakawa^[9].
• 4772 Frankdrake's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 4772 Frankdrake's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 4772 Frankdrake's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 VM^[12].
• 4772 Frankdrake's provisional designation is recorded as 1971 QD1^[13].
• 4772 Frankdrake's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 DH^[14].
• 4772 Frankdrake's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 GL2^[15].
• 4772 Frankdrake's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-11-02T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 4772 Frankdrake's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 4772 Frankdrake's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.07'}^[18].
• 4772 Frankdrake's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0688823'}^[19].
• 4772 Frankdrake's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.06812630836076708'}^[20].
• 4772 Frankdrake's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.9'}^[21].
• 4772 Frankdrake's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.02'}^[22].
• 4772 Frankdrake's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+11.51296'}^[23].
• 4772 Frankdrake's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+11.52878460588793'}^[24].
• 4772 Frankdrake's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.62'}^[25].
• 4772 Frankdrake's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+2052.895825730934'}^[26].
• 4772 Frankdrake's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+16.0409'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

4772 Frankdrake's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Origins

Frank Drake is named after 4772 Frankdrake^[7].

Why It Matters

4772 Frankdrake has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]