5341 Purgathofer

Summary

5341 Purgathofer is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 5341 Purgathofer is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 5341 Purgathofer is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 5341 Purgathofer is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 5341 Purgathofer's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 5341 Purgathofer's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Alois Purgathofer is named after 5341 Purgathofer^[8].
• 5341 Purgathofer's follows is recorded as 5340 Burton^[9].
• 5341 Purgathofer's followed by is recorded as 5342 Le Poole^[10].
• 5341 Purgathofer's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 5341 Purgathofer's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 5341 Purgathofer's provisional designation is recorded as 1957 WW^[13].
• 5341 Purgathofer's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 TD1^[14].
• 5341 Purgathofer's provisional designation is recorded as 6040 P-L^[15].
• 5341 Purgathofer's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 5341 Purgathofer's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y8247^[17].
• 5341 Purgathofer's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005341^[18].
• 5341 Purgathofer's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 5341 Purgathofer's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.21'}^[20].
• 5341 Purgathofer's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2061568'}^[21].
• 5341 Purgathofer's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2062781984895936'}^[22].
• 5341 Purgathofer's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.0'}^[23].
• 5341 Purgathofer's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.25'}^[24].
• 5341 Purgathofer's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.19935'}^[25].
• 5341 Purgathofer's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.198809642968715'}^[26].
• 5341 Purgathofer's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.21'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5341 Purgathofer's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Alois Purgathofer is named after 5341 Purgathofer^[8].

Why It Matters

5341 Purgathofer 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 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]