5049 Sherlock

Summary

5049 Sherlock is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 5049 Sherlock is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 5049 Sherlock's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 5049 Sherlock's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Lowell Observatory^[5].
• Sherlock Holmes is named after 5049 Sherlock^[6].
• 5049 Sherlock's follows is recorded as Q154975^[7].
• 5049 Sherlock's followed by is recorded as Q154992^[8].
• 5049 Sherlock's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 5049 Sherlock's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 5049 Sherlock's provisional designation is recorded as 1971 QF^[11].
• 5049 Sherlock's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 KG1^[12].
• 5049 Sherlock's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 UO10^[13].
• 5049 Sherlock's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 VC1^[14].
• 5049 Sherlock's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-11-02T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 5049 Sherlock's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yggbg^[16].
• 5049 Sherlock's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005049^[17].
• 5049 Sherlock's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 5049 Sherlock's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.16'}^[19].
• 5049 Sherlock's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1614299'}^[20].
• 5049 Sherlock's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1613205273714683'}^[21].
• 5049 Sherlock's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.6'}^[22].
• 5049 Sherlock's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.64'}^[23].
• 5049 Sherlock's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.94274'}^[24].
• 5049 Sherlock's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+2.940271644965025'}^[25].
• 5049 Sherlock's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.26'}^[26].
• 5049 Sherlock's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1190.724501069261'}^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

5049 Sherlock is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].

Why It Matters

5049 Sherlock has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]