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4197 Morpheus: Characters, Art & Measurement

4197 Morpheus, provisional designation 1982 TA, is a highly eccentric asteroid and near-Earth object of the Apollo group, approximately 3 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 11 October 1982, by American astronomers Eleanor Helin and Eugene Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory in California, United States. The asteroid was later named for Morpheus…

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4197 Morpheus topic overview

The analysis highlights Characters, Art and Measurement as prominent areas in the source structure around 4197 Morpheus.

Related topics
42
Source areas
4
Connected nodes
46
Extracted relationships
25
Related term clusters
26
Bridge connections
46

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Physical characteristics · 19 topics
Orbit and classification · 10 topics
Overview · 7 topics
Naming · 6 topics

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Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Absolute magnitude (H)
14.6 · 14.8 · 14.88
Alternative designations
1982 TA
Aphelion
4.0690 AU
Argument of perihelion
122.40°
Discovered by
E. F. Helin E. Shoemaker
Discovery date
11 October 1982

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Orbit and classification

Physical characteristics

Naming

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How 4197 Morpheus connects Entity context

The extracted context around 4197 Morpheus shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, 4197 Morpheus → 14.6 · 14.8 · 14.88 Another extracted example is 4197 Morpheus → 1982 TA. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

4197 Morpheus

Top relations

Absolute magnitude (H) · 1
4197 Morpheus → 14.6 · 14.8 · 14.88
Alternative designations · 1
4197 Morpheus → 1982 TA
Aphelion · 1
4197 Morpheus → 4.0690 AU
Argument of perihelion · 1
4197 Morpheus → 122.40°
Discovered by · 1
4197 Morpheus → E. F. Helin E. Shoemaker
Discovery date · 1
4197 Morpheus → 11 October 1982
Discovery site · 1
4197 Morpheus → Palomar Obs.
Earliest precovery date · 1
4197 Morpheus → 3 September 1954
Earth MOID · 1
4197 Morpheus → 0.0987 AU · 38.5 LD
Eccentricity · 1
4197 Morpheus → 0.7716

Important terminology

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Important terminology

morpheus diameter asteroid orbit rotation kilometers observatory albedo au discovery 1982 magnitude lightcurve helin shoemaker palomar mythology minor planet period

4197 Morpheus relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 25 structured relationships around 4197 Morpheus. Examples in this analysis include 4197 Morpheus → Absolute magnitude (H) → 14.6 · 14.8 · 14.88 and 4197 Morpheus → Alternative designations → 1982 TA. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
4197 MorpheusAbsolute magnitude (H)14.6 · 14.8 · 14.881.00infobox
4197 MorpheusAlternative designations1982 TA1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusAphelion4.0690 AU1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusArgument of perihelion122.40°1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusDiscovered byE. F. Helin E. Shoemaker1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusDiscovery date11 October 19821.00infobox
4197 MorpheusDiscovery sitePalomar Obs.1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusEarliest precovery date3 September 19541.00infobox
4197 MorpheusEarth MOID0.0987 AU · 38.5 LD1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusEccentricity0.77161.00infobox
4197 MorpheusGeometric albedo0.2389 0.276±0.077 0.441.00infobox
4197 MorpheusInclination12.577°1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusLongitude of ascending node7.1844°1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusMean anomaly339.88°1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusMean diameter1.8 km (dated) 2.20 km (dated) 2.98 km (taken) 2.981 km 3.043±0.156 km1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusMean motion0° 16m 59.16s / day1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusMinor planet categoryApollo · NEO Mars-crosser Venus-crosser1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusNamed afterMorpheus (mythology and movie)1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusObservation arc61.98 yr (22,639 days)1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusOrbital period (sidereal)3.48 yr (1,271 days)1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusPerihelion0.5246 AU1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusPronunciation/ˈmɔːrfiːəs/1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusSemi-major axis2.2968 AU1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusSpectral typeSMASS = Sq · S1.00infobox
4197 MorpheusSynodic rotation period3.5372 h 3.5380 h 3.5387 h 3.540±0.001 h 3.560 h1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Related term clusters

The concept neighborhoods around 4197 Morpheus bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Rotation, Diameter and Mythology. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • 4197 Morpheus
    • Rotation
    • Diameter
    • Mythology
    • Named
    • Minor
    • Planet
    • Asteroid
    • Apollo
    • Greek
    • Later
    • References
    • Ta
  • 4197 morpheus
    • Rotation
    • Diameter
    • Mythology
    • Named
    • Minor
    • Planet
    • Asteroid
    • Apollo
    • Greek
    • Later
    • References
    • Ta
  • morpheus
    • Rotation
    • Diameter
    • Mythology
    • Named
    • Minor
    • Planet
    • Asteroid
    • Apollo
    • Greek
    • Later
    • References
    • Ta
  • albedo
    • Diameter
    • References
    • Kilometers
    • Rotation
    • Apollo
    • Discovered
    • Mars-crosser
    • Precovery
    • Ta
    • Venus-crosser
    • Au
    • Gave
  • au
    • Earth
    • Mars-crosser
    • Precovery
    • References
    • Ta
    • Venus-crosser
    • Approach
    • Close
    • Mythology
    • Named
    • Observation
    • Years
  • asteroid
    • Lightcurve
    • Kilometers
    • Morpheus
    • Orbit
    • Diameter
    • Apollo
    • Greek
    • Later
    • Mars-crosser
    • Ta
    • Venus-crosser
    • Approach
  • apollo group
    • Ta
    • Mars-crosser
    • Precovery
    • References
    • Venus-crosser
    • Diameter
    • Au
    • Mythology
    • Named
    • Observation
    • Years
    • Albedo
  • greek mythology
    • Named
    • Mythology
    • Minor
    • Planet
    • Later
    • Mars-crosser
    • Precovery
    • References
    • Ta
    • Venus-crosser
    • Au
    • Morpheus

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For 4197 Morpheus, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects 4197 Morpheus with Physical characteristics. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
4197 Morpheus — Physical characteristics · splits 27 ⟂ 20
4197 Morpheus — Orbit and classification · splits 36 ⟂ 11
4197 Morpheus — Overview · splits 39 ⟂ 8
4197 Morpheus — Naming · splits 40 ⟂ 7

Map overview Semantic statistics

4197 Morpheus

Nodes47
Edges46
Triples25
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.042553
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around 4197 Morpheus to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Characters, Art & Measurement, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — 4197 Morpheus · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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