52337 Compton

Summary

52337 Compton is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 52337 Compton is credited with the discovery of Freimut Börngen^[3].
• 52337 Compton is credited with the discovery of Lutz D. Schmadel^[4].
• 52337 Compton's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 52337 Compton's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Karl Schwarzschild Observatory^[6].
• Arthur Holly Compton is named after 52337 Compton^[7].
• 52337 Compton followed (52336) 1992 OE7^[8].
• 52337 Compton was followed by (52338) 1992 RH1^[9].
• 52337 Compton's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 52337 Compton's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 52337 Compton's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 RS^[12].
• 52337 Compton's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 YM92^[13].
• 52337 Compton's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1992-09-02T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 52337 Compton's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 52337 Compton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.23'}^[16].
• 52337 Compton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2279992792364121'}^[17].
• 52337 Compton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.3'}^[18].
• 52337 Compton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.5'}^[19].
• 52337 Compton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.3'}^[20].
• 52337 Compton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.33850516328936'}^[21].
• 52337 Compton's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1347.934245127016'}^[22].
• 52337 Compton's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+54.7'}^[23].
• 52337 Compton's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+54.72867695524792'}^[24].
• 52337 Compton's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.388068903334299'}^[25].
• 52337 Compton's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.932546892061408'}^[26].
• 52337 Compton's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+1.843590914607189'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

52337 Compton's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Origins

Arthur Holly Compton is named after 52337 Compton^[7].

Why It Matters

52337 Compton has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]