5381 Sekhmet

Summary

5381 Sekhmet is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 5381 Sekhmet is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 5381 Sekhmet's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 5381 Sekhmet's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[5].
• 5381 Sekhmet's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• Sekhmet is named after 5381 Sekhmet^[7].
• 5381 Sekhmet's follows is recorded as 5380 Sprigg^[8].
• 5381 Sekhmet's followed by is recorded as 5382 McKay^[9].
• 5381 Sekhmet's minor planet group is recorded as Aten asteroid^[10].
• 5381 Sekhmet's Commons category is recorded as 5381 Sekhmet^[11].
• 5381 Sekhmet's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 5381 Sekhmet's child astronomical body is recorded as S/2003 (5381) 1^[13].
• 5381 Sekhmet's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 JY^[14].
• 5381 Sekhmet's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-05-14T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 5381 Sekhmet's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h1c2z^[16].
• 5381 Sekhmet's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005381^[17].
• 5381 Sekhmet's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 5381 Sekhmet's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2962232'}^[19].
• 5381 Sekhmet's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2962659'}^[20].
• 5381 Sekhmet's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.296429972358377'}^[21].
• 5381 Sekhmet's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.6'}^[22].
• 5381 Sekhmet's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.72'}^[23].
• 5381 Sekhmet's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+48.97029'}^[24].
• 5381 Sekhmet's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+48.96620088163159'}^[25].
• 5381 Sekhmet's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+0.92'}^[26].
• 5381 Sekhmet's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+336.8382576800857'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include asteroid^[4] and near-Earth object^[5].

History and Context

Sekhmet is named after 5381 Sekhmet^[7].

Why It Matters

5381 Sekhmet ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]