5161 Wightman

Summary

5161 Wightman is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 5161 Wightman is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 5161 Wightman's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 5161 Wightman's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[5].
• 5161 Wightman's follows is recorded as Q767756^[6].
• 5161 Wightman's followed by is recorded as Q519041^[7].
• 5161 Wightman's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 5161 Wightman's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 5161 Wightman's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 RM^[10].
• 5161 Wightman's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 TX3^[11].
• 5161 Wightman's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 BL2^[12].
• 5161 Wightman's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1980-10-09T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 5161 Wightman's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ykzwy^[14].
• 5161 Wightman's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005161^[15].
• 5161 Wightman's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 5161 Wightman's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08'}^[17].
• 5161 Wightman's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0808128'}^[18].
• 5161 Wightman's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0845073978413203'}^[19].
• 5161 Wightman's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.7'}^[20].
• 5161 Wightman's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.77'}^[21].
• 5161 Wightman's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.51811'}^[22].
• 5161 Wightman's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.519069213167686'}^[23].
• 5161 Wightman's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.8'}^[24].
• 5161 Wightman's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1752.814240702701'}^[25].
• 5161 Wightman's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+202.13889'}^[26].
• 5161 Wightman's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+202.0302950976775'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5161 Wightman's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

5161 Wightman has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]