5143 Heracles

Summary

5143 Heracles is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 5143 Heracles is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 5143 Heracles's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 5143 Heracles's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[5].
• 5143 Heracles's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• Heracles is named after 5143 Heracles^[7].
• 5143 Heracles's follows is recorded as Q155033^[8].
• 5143 Heracles's followed by is recorded as 5144 Achates^[9].
• 5143 Heracles's minor planet group is recorded as Apollo asteroid^[10].
• 5143 Heracles's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Heracles symbol (fixed width).svg^[11].
• 5143 Heracles's Commons category is recorded as 5143 Heracles^[12].
• 5143 Heracles's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 5143 Heracles's provisional designation is recorded as 1962 PG^[14].
• 5143 Heracles's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 VL^[15].
• 5143 Heracles's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-11-07T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 5143 Heracles's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y3kvv^[17].
• 5143 Heracles's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005143^[18].
• 5143 Heracles's asteroid spectral type is recorded as O-type asteroid^[19].
• 5143 Heracles's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 5143 Heracles's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.77259'}^[21].
• 5143 Heracles's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.7721005'}^[22].
• 5143 Heracles's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.7711709254949728'}^[23].
• 5143 Heracles's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.0'}^[24].
• 5143 Heracles's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.06'}^[25].
• 5143 Heracles's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.033253'}^[26].
• 5143 Heracles's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.02899'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include asteroid^[4] and near-Earth object^[5].

History and Context

Heracles is named after 5143 Heracles^[7].

Why It Matters

5143 Heracles ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]