5211 Stevenson

Summary

5211 Stevenson is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 5211 Stevenson is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 5211 Stevenson is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 5211 Stevenson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 5211 Stevenson's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• David J. Stevenson is named after 5211 Stevenson^[7].
• 5211 Stevenson's follows is recorded as 5210 Saint-Saëns^[8].
• 5211 Stevenson's followed by is recorded as 5212 Celiacruz^[9].
• 5211 Stevenson's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 5211 Stevenson's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 5211 Stevenson's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 NX^[12].
• 5211 Stevenson's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-07-08T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 5211 Stevenson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygv7t^[14].
• 5211 Stevenson's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005211^[15].
• 5211 Stevenson's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 5211 Stevenson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.24'}^[17].
• 5211 Stevenson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2440774'}^[18].
• 5211 Stevenson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.244183057655453'}^[19].
• 5211 Stevenson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.3'}^[20].
• 5211 Stevenson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.36'}^[21].
• 5211 Stevenson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+26.78111'}^[22].
• 5211 Stevenson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+26.80231003011364'}^[23].
• 5211 Stevenson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.48'}^[24].
• 5211 Stevenson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1270.415988629428'}^[25].
• 5211 Stevenson's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+14.18'}^[26].
• 5211 Stevenson's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+133.88793'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5211 Stevenson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

David J. Stevenson is named after 5211 Stevenson^[7].

Why It Matters

5211 Stevenson has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]