4788 Simpson

Summary

4788 Simpson is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 4788 Simpson is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 4788 Simpson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 4788 Simpson's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Lowell Observatory^[5].
• Robert Simpson is named after 4788 Simpson^[6].
• 4788 Simpson followed 4787 Shulʹzhenko^[7].
• 4788 Simpson was followed by 4789 Sprattia^[8].
• 4788 Simpson's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 4788 Simpson's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 4788 Simpson's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 YJ1^[11].
• 4788 Simpson's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 RN1^[12].
• 4788 Simpson's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 AS^[13].
• 4788 Simpson's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 TL1^[14].
• 4788 Simpson's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1986-10-04T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 4788 Simpson's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 4788 Simpson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.13'}^[17].
• 4788 Simpson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1302135'}^[18].
• 4788 Simpson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1302266350760666'}^[19].
• 4788 Simpson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.7'}^[20].
• 4788 Simpson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.87'}^[21].
• 4788 Simpson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.31791'}^[22].
• 4788 Simpson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+4.320711014204934'}^[23].
• 4788 Simpson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.4'}^[24].
• 4788 Simpson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1242.730254667638'}^[25].
• 4788 Simpson's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+2.81752'}^[26].
• 4788 Simpson's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+277.18604'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

4788 Simpson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Robert Simpson is named after 4788 Simpson^[6].

Why It Matters

4788 Simpson has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]