5382 McKay

Summary

5382 McKay is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 5382 McKay is credited with the discovery of Robert H. McNaught^[3].
• 5382 McKay's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 5382 McKay's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory^[5].
• Christopher McKay is named after 5382 McKay^[6].
• 5382 McKay's follows is recorded as 5381 Sekhmet^[7].
• 5382 McKay's followed by is recorded as Q256195^[8].
• 5382 McKay's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 5382 McKay's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 5382 McKay's provisional designation is recorded as 1952 DK1^[11].
• 5382 McKay's provisional designation is recorded as 1971 TK2^[12].
• 5382 McKay's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 JR2^[13].
• 5382 McKay's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-05-08T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 5382 McKay's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7dsk^[15].
• 5382 McKay's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005382^[16].
• 5382 McKay's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 5382 McKay's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}^[18].
• 5382 McKay's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0933353'}^[19].
• 5382 McKay's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09258422034815615'}^[20].
• 5382 McKay's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.5'}^[21].
• 5382 McKay's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.66'}^[22].
• 5382 McKay's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.78974'}^[23].
• 5382 McKay's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.77985088169307'}^[24].
• 5382 McKay's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.26'}^[25].
• 5382 McKay's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1557.010279042112'}^[26].
• 5382 McKay's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+39.2'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5382 McKay's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Christopher McKay is named after 5382 McKay^[6].

Why It Matters

5382 McKay has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]