5050 Doctorwatson

Summary

5050 Doctorwatson is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 5050 Doctorwatson is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 5050 Doctorwatson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 5050 Doctorwatson's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Lowell Observatory^[5].
• Dr. Watson is named after 5050 Doctorwatson^[6].
• 5050 Doctorwatson followed Q154983^[7].
• 5050 Doctorwatson was followed by 5051 Ralph^[8].
• 5050 Doctorwatson's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 5050 Doctorwatson's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 5050 Doctorwatson's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 TA7^[11].
• 5050 Doctorwatson's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 RD2^[12].
• 5050 Doctorwatson's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 DB3^[13].
• 5050 Doctorwatson's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 UQ9^[14].
• 5050 Doctorwatson's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 WL1^[15].
• 5050 Doctorwatson's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 HR2^[16].
• 5050 Doctorwatson's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1983-09-14T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 5050 Doctorwatson's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 5050 Doctorwatson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.12'}^[19].
• 5050 Doctorwatson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1191185'}^[20].
• 5050 Doctorwatson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1190632485561322'}^[21].
• 5050 Doctorwatson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.6'}^[22].
• 5050 Doctorwatson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.76'}^[23].
• 5050 Doctorwatson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+0.86586'}^[24].
• 5050 Doctorwatson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+0.8661752816843468'}^[25].
• 5050 Doctorwatson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.72'}^[26].
• 5050 Doctorwatson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1358.528885775972'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

5050 Doctorwatson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Dr. Watson is named after 5050 Doctorwatson^[6].

Why It Matters

5050 Doctorwatson has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]