5067 Occidental

Summary

5067 Occidental is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 5067 Occidental is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin^[3].
• 5067 Occidental's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 5067 Occidental's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[5].
• Occidental College is named after 5067 Occidental^[6].
• 5067 Occidental's follows is recorded as Q154995^[7].
• 5067 Occidental's followed by is recorded as 5068 Cragg^[8].
• 5067 Occidental's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 5067 Occidental's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 5067 Occidental's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 GA1^[11].
• 5067 Occidental's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 FX1^[12].
• 5067 Occidental's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 RY15^[13].
• 5067 Occidental's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 OX^[14].
• 5067 Occidental's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-07-19T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 5067 Occidental's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7td1^[16].
• 5067 Occidental's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005067^[17].
• 5067 Occidental's asteroid spectral type is recorded as L-type asteroid^[18].
• 5067 Occidental's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 5067 Occidental's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08'}^[20].
• 5067 Occidental's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0777517'}^[21].
• 5067 Occidental's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.07387049913961595'}^[22].
• 5067 Occidental's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.6'}^[23].
• 5067 Occidental's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.82'}^[24].
• 5067 Occidental's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.38326'}^[25].
• 5067 Occidental's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.368129314934736'}^[26].
• 5067 Occidental's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.69'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5067 Occidental's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Occidental College is named after 5067 Occidental^[6].

Why It Matters

5067 Occidental ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]