5296 Friedrich

Summary

5296 Friedrich is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 5296 Friedrich is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 5296 Friedrich is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 5296 Friedrich is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 5296 Friedrich's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 5296 Friedrich's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Caspar David Friedrich is named after 5296 Friedrich^[8].
• 5296 Friedrich's follows is recorded as 5295 Masayo^[9].
• 5296 Friedrich's followed by is recorded as 5297 Schinkel^[10].
• 5296 Friedrich's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 5296 Friedrich's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 5296 Friedrich's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 PG^[13].
• 5296 Friedrich's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 SR5^[14].
• 5296 Friedrich's provisional designation is recorded as 9546 P-L^[15].
• 5296 Friedrich's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-10-17T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 5296 Friedrich's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y2c28^[17].
• 5296 Friedrich's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005296^[18].
• 5296 Friedrich's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 5296 Friedrich's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[20].
• 5296 Friedrich's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1149373'}^[21].
• 5296 Friedrich's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.118613024153357'}^[22].
• 5296 Friedrich's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.2'}^[23].
• 5296 Friedrich's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.44'}^[24].
• 5296 Friedrich's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.83936'}^[25].
• 5296 Friedrich's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.83822840158214'}^[26].
• 5296 Friedrich's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.51'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5296 Friedrich's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Caspar David Friedrich is named after 5296 Friedrich^[8].

Why It Matters

5296 Friedrich ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]