5144 Achates

Summary

5144 Achates is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 5144 Achates is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 5144 Achates's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 5144 Achates's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[5].
• Achates is named after 5144 Achates^[6].
• 5144 Achates's follows is recorded as 5143 Heracles^[7].
• 5144 Achates's followed by is recorded as 5145 Pholus^[8].
• 5144 Achates's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan^[9].
• 5144 Achates's minor planet group is recorded as Trojan camp trojan asteroid^[10].
• 5144 Achates's Commons category is recorded as 5144 Achates^[11].
• 5144 Achates's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 5144 Achates's provisional designation is recorded as 1939 PC^[13].
• 5144 Achates's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 PK^[14].
• 5144 Achates's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 QA^[15].
• 5144 Achates's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 QV11^[16].
• 5144 Achates's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 SS4^[17].
• 5144 Achates's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 XX^[18].
• 5144 Achates's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-12-02T00:00:00Z^[19].
• 5144 Achates's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03wbdpz^[20].
• 5144 Achates's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005144^[21].
• 5144 Achates's significant event is recorded as naming^[22].
• 5144 Achates's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2729'}^[23].
• 5144 Achates's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2729676'}^[24].
• 5144 Achates's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2719178819987779'}^[25].
• 5144 Achates's Lagrangian point is recorded as L5 Jupiter-Sun^[26].
• 5144 Achates's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.0'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5144 Achates's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Achates is named after 5144 Achates^[6].

Why It Matters

5144 Achates ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]