5272 Dickinson

Summary

5272 Dickinson is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 5272 Dickinson is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 5272 Dickinson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 5272 Dickinson's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Lowell Observatory^[5].
• Terence Dickinson is named after 5272 Dickinson^[6].
• 5272 Dickinson's follows is recorded as 5271 Kaylamaya^[7].
• 5272 Dickinson's followed by is recorded as 5273 Peilisheng^[8].
• 5272 Dickinson's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 5272 Dickinson's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 5272 Dickinson's provisional designation is recorded as 1971 OZ^[11].
• 5272 Dickinson's provisional designation is recorded as 1971 QG2^[12].
• 5272 Dickinson's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 QH2^[13].
• 5272 Dickinson's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-08-30T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 5272 Dickinson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y1fhm^[15].
• 5272 Dickinson's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005272^[16].
• 5272 Dickinson's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 5272 Dickinson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.19'}^[18].
• 5272 Dickinson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1928583'}^[19].
• 5272 Dickinson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1931301082965243'}^[20].
• 5272 Dickinson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.4'}^[21].
• 5272 Dickinson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.56'}^[22].
• 5272 Dickinson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.44764'}^[23].
• 5272 Dickinson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.450932101915655'}^[24].
• 5272 Dickinson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.3'}^[25].
• 5272 Dickinson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1203.734605689546'}^[26].
• 5272 Dickinson's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+155.21286'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5272 Dickinson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Terence Dickinson is named after 5272 Dickinson^[6].

Why It Matters

5272 Dickinson 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 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]