5424 Covington

Summary

5424 Covington is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 5424 Covington is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 5424 Covington's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 5424 Covington's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Lowell Observatory^[5].
• Arthur Covington is named after 5424 Covington^[6].
• 5424 Covington's follows is recorded as 5423 Horahořejš^[7].
• 5424 Covington's followed by is recorded as 5425 Vojtěch^[8].
• 5424 Covington's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 5424 Covington's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 5424 Covington's provisional designation is recorded as 1969 OG1^[11].
• 5424 Covington's provisional designation is recorded as 1975 EC5^[12].
• 5424 Covington's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 EE4^[13].
• 5424 Covington's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 TN1^[14].
• 5424 Covington's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 CR6^[15].
• 5424 Covington's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1983-10-12T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 5424 Covington's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y19h9^[17].
• 5424 Covington's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005424^[18].
• 5424 Covington's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 5424 Covington's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04'}^[20].
• 5424 Covington's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0440928'}^[21].
• 5424 Covington's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04403433215343532'}^[22].
• 5424 Covington's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.2'}^[23].
• 5424 Covington's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.31'}^[24].
• 5424 Covington's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.24381'}^[25].
• 5424 Covington's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.244748567492499'}^[26].
• 5424 Covington's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.34'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5424 Covington's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Arthur Covington is named after 5424 Covington^[6].

Why It Matters

5424 Covington has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]