5340 Burton

Summary

5340 Burton is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 5340 Burton is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 5340 Burton is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 5340 Burton is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 5340 Burton's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 5340 Burton's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• William Butler Burton is named after 5340 Burton^[8].
• 5340 Burton's follows is recorded as 5339 Desmars^[9].
• 5340 Burton's followed by is recorded as 5341 Purgathofer^[10].
• 5340 Burton's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 5340 Burton's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 5340 Burton's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 SU18^[13].
• 5340 Burton's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 YX1^[14].
• 5340 Burton's provisional designation is recorded as 4027 P-L^[15].
• 5340 Burton's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 5340 Burton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y1410^[17].
• 5340 Burton's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005340^[18].
• 5340 Burton's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 5340 Burton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}^[20].
• 5340 Burton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1352122'}^[21].
• 5340 Burton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1338744821567181'}^[22].
• 5340 Burton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.8'}^[23].
• 5340 Burton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.9'}^[24].
• 5340 Burton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.48005'}^[25].
• 5340 Burton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.482464795694748'}^[26].
• 5340 Burton's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.42'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5340 Burton's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

William Butler Burton is named after 5340 Burton^[8].

Why It Matters

5340 Burton 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 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]