5243 Clasien

Summary

5243 Clasien is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 5243 Clasien is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 5243 Clasien is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 5243 Clasien is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 5243 Clasien's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 5243 Clasien's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• 5243 Clasien's follows is recorded as 5242 Kenreimonin^[8].
• 5243 Clasien's followed by is recorded as Q155147^[9].
• 5243 Clasien's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 5243 Clasien's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 5243 Clasien's provisional designation is recorded as 1246 T-2^[12].
• 5243 Clasien's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 HY^[13].
• 5243 Clasien's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 GT^[14].
• 5243 Clasien's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1973-09-29T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 5243 Clasien's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y1839^[16].
• 5243 Clasien's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005243^[17].
• 5243 Clasien's asteroid spectral type is recorded as C-type asteroid^[18].
• 5243 Clasien's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 5243 Clasien's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.18'}^[20].
• 5243 Clasien's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1797604'}^[21].
• 5243 Clasien's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1767577904084807'}^[22].
• 5243 Clasien's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.2'}^[23].
• 5243 Clasien's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.27'}^[24].
• 5243 Clasien's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.48941'}^[25].
• 5243 Clasien's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.479907617380452'}^[26].
• 5243 Clasien's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.62'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5243 Clasien's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Why It Matters

5243 Clasien 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 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]