4960 Mayo

Summary

4960 Mayo is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 4960 Mayo is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 4960 Mayo is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 4960 Mayo is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 4960 Mayo's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 4960 Mayo's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• J. Mayo Greenberg is named after 4960 Mayo^[8].
• 4960 Mayo followed 4959 Niinoama^[9].
• 4960 Mayo was followed by 4961 Timherder^[10].
• 4960 Mayo's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 4960 Mayo's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 4960 Mayo's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 SD6^[13].
• 4960 Mayo's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 US11^[14].
• 4960 Mayo's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 SK6^[15].
• 4960 Mayo's provisional designation is recorded as 4657 P-L^[16].
• 4960 Mayo's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 4960 Mayo's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 4960 Mayo's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09'}^[19].
• 4960 Mayo's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.0945893'}^[20].
• 4960 Mayo's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.09678671525170757'}^[21].
• 4960 Mayo's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.3'}^[22].
• 4960 Mayo's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.45'}^[23].
• 4960 Mayo's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+0.94176'}^[24].
• 4960 Mayo's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+0.942209225094221'}^[25].
• 4960 Mayo's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+5.25'}^[26].
• 4960 Mayo's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1913.313888628872'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

4960 Mayo's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

J. Mayo Greenberg is named after 4960 Mayo^[8].

Why It Matters

4960 Mayo has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]