5051 Ralph

Summary

5051 Ralph is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 5051 Ralph is credited with the discovery of Poul Jensen^[3].
• 5051 Ralph's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 5051 Ralph's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Brorfelde Observatory^[5].
• Ralph Florentin Nielsen is named after 5051 Ralph^[6].
• 5051 Ralph's follows is recorded as Q154992^[7].
• 5051 Ralph's followed by is recorded as 5052 Nancyruth^[8].
• 5051 Ralph's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 5051 Ralph's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 5051 Ralph's provisional designation is recorded as 1949 OH1^[11].
• 5051 Ralph's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 SM^[12].
• 5051 Ralph's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1984-09-24T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 5051 Ralph's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y830s^[14].
• 5051 Ralph's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005051^[15].
• 5051 Ralph's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[16].
• 5051 Ralph's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 5051 Ralph's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}^[18].
• 5051 Ralph's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1433154'}^[19].
• 5051 Ralph's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1436123864907246'}^[20].
• 5051 Ralph's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}^[21].
• 5051 Ralph's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.75'}^[22].
• 5051 Ralph's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.87064'}^[23].
• 5051 Ralph's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.875434545878584'}^[24].
• 5051 Ralph's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.48'}^[25].
• 5051 Ralph's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1268.877818976243'}^[26].
• 5051 Ralph's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+269.91715'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5051 Ralph's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Ralph Florentin Nielsen is named after 5051 Ralph^[6].

Why It Matters

5051 Ralph has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]