5256 Farquhar

Summary

5256 Farquhar is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 5256 Farquhar is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin^[3].
• 5256 Farquhar is credited with the discovery of Celina Mikolajczak^[4].
• 5256 Farquhar is credited with the discovery of Robert Francis Coker‎^[5].
• 5256 Farquhar's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 5256 Farquhar's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Robert W. Farquhar is named after 5256 Farquhar^[8].
• 5256 Farquhar followed Q155165^[9].
• 5256 Farquhar was followed by 5257 Laogonus^[10].
• 5256 Farquhar's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 5256 Farquhar's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 5256 Farquhar's provisional designation is recorded as 1955 HK^[13].
• 5256 Farquhar's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 NN^[14].
• 5256 Farquhar's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1988-07-11T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 5256 Farquhar's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 5256 Farquhar's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.20'}^[17].
• 5256 Farquhar's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2004073'}^[18].
• 5256 Farquhar's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1997481675670753'}^[19].
• 5256 Farquhar's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.9'}^[20].
• 5256 Farquhar's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.13'}^[21].
• 5256 Farquhar's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+14.95537'}^[22].
• 5256 Farquhar's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+14.95732089242355'}^[23].
• 5256 Farquhar's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.08'}^[24].
• 5256 Farquhar's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1489.751103605642'}^[25].
• 5256 Farquhar's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+11.504'}^[26].
• 5256 Farquhar's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+219.34358'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

5256 Farquhar's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Robert W. Farquhar is named after 5256 Farquhar^[8].

Why It Matters

5256 Farquhar has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]