5000 IAU

Summary

5000 IAU is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 5000 IAU is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin^[3].
• 5000 IAU's image is recorded as 005000-asteroid shape model (5000) IAU.png^[4].
• 5000 IAU's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 5000 IAU's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• International Astronomical Union is named after 5000 IAU^[7].
• 5000 IAU's follows is recorded as 4999 MPC^[8].
• 5000 IAU's followed by is recorded as 5001 EMP^[9].
• 5000 IAU's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 5000 IAU's Commons category is recorded as 5000 IAU^[11].
• 5000 IAU's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 5000 IAU's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 UK1^[13].
• 5000 IAU's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 QN7^[14].
• 5000 IAU's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 EA11^[15].
• 5000 IAU's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1987-08-23T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 5000 IAU's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0g_dkk^[17].
• 5000 IAU's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005000^[18].
• 5000 IAU's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 5000 IAU's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.27'}^[20].
• 5000 IAU's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2649732'}^[21].
• 5000 IAU's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2649239107424767'}^[22].
• 5000 IAU's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}^[23].
• 5000 IAU's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.54'}^[24].
• 5000 IAU's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.26725'}^[25].
• 5000 IAU's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.268996796483337'}^[26].
• 5000 IAU's orbital period is recorded as {'amount': '+4.04'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5000 IAU's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

International Astronomical Union is named after 5000 IAU^[7].

Why It Matters

5000 IAU ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]