5345 Boynton

Summary

5345 Boynton is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 5345 Boynton is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus^[3].
• 5345 Boynton's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 5345 Boynton's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory^[5].
• William V. Boynton is named after 5345 Boynton^[6].
• 5345 Boynton's follows is recorded as 5344 Ryabov^[7].
• 5345 Boynton's followed by is recorded as Q594782^[8].
• 5345 Boynton's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 5345 Boynton's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 5345 Boynton's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 EY8^[11].
• 5345 Boynton's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 SD^[12].
• 5345 Boynton's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-03-01T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 5345 Boynton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y11v6^[14].
• 5345 Boynton's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005345^[15].
• 5345 Boynton's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 5345 Boynton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.24'}^[17].
• 5345 Boynton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2359301'}^[18].
• 5345 Boynton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2358311279851173'}^[19].
• 5345 Boynton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.0'}^[20].
• 5345 Boynton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.13'}^[21].
• 5345 Boynton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.44124'}^[22].
• 5345 Boynton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.448850015029378'}^[23].
• 5345 Boynton's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.6'}^[24].
• 5345 Boynton's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1678.725620001591'}^[25].
• 5345 Boynton's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+304.13137'}^[26].
• 5345 Boynton's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+304.0327600324057'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5345 Boynton's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

William V. Boynton is named after 5345 Boynton^[6].

Why It Matters

5345 Boynton ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]