5159 Burbine

Summary

5159 Burbine is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 5159 Burbine is credited with the discovery of Harvard College Observatory^[3].
• 5159 Burbine's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 5159 Burbine's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Harvard College Observatory^[5].
• Thomas H. Burbine is named after 5159 Burbine^[6].
• 5159 Burbine's follows is recorded as Q155051^[7].
• 5159 Burbine's followed by is recorded as Q767756^[8].
• 5159 Burbine's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 5159 Burbine's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 5159 Burbine's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 RG^[11].
• 5159 Burbine's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1977-09-09T00:00:00Z^[12].
• 5159 Burbine's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y13tt^[13].
• 5159 Burbine's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005159^[14].
• 5159 Burbine's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[15].
• 5159 Burbine's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 5159 Burbine's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[17].
• 5159 Burbine's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1132397'}^[18].
• 5159 Burbine's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1100557773801489'}^[19].
• 5159 Burbine's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.1'}^[20].
• 5159 Burbine's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.3'}^[21].
• 5159 Burbine's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.25092'}^[22].
• 5159 Burbine's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.247262794946739'}^[23].
• 5159 Burbine's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.65'}^[24].
• 5159 Burbine's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1703.457515136796'}^[25].
• 5159 Burbine's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+167.16166'}^[26].
• 5159 Burbine's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+167.036391640554'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5159 Burbine's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Thomas H. Burbine is named after 5159 Burbine^[6].

Why It Matters

5159 Burbine ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]