5426 Sharp

Summary

5426 Sharp is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 5426 Sharp is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 5426 Sharp's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 5426 Sharp's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[5].
• Robert P. Sharp is named after 5426 Sharp^[6].
• 5426 Sharp's follows is recorded as 5425 Vojtěch^[7].
• 5426 Sharp's followed by is recorded as 5427 Jensmartin^[8].
• 5426 Sharp's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 5426 Sharp's minor planet group is recorded as inner asteroid belt^[10].
• 5426 Sharp's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 5426 Sharp's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 DD^[12].
• 5426 Sharp's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1985-02-16T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 5426 Sharp's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygfk5^[14].
• 5426 Sharp's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005426^[15].
• 5426 Sharp's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 5426 Sharp's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.12'}^[17].
• 5426 Sharp's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1165496'}^[18].
• 5426 Sharp's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1168118393847937'}^[19].
• 5426 Sharp's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.0'}^[20].
• 5426 Sharp's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[21].
• 5426 Sharp's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.79540'}^[22].
• 5426 Sharp's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.79384718767966'}^[23].
• 5426 Sharp's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+2.73'}^[24].
• 5426 Sharp's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+998.7236313605788'}^[25].
• 5426 Sharp's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+4.5609'}^[26].
• 5426 Sharp's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+88.17608'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5426 Sharp's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Robert P. Sharp is named after 5426 Sharp^[6].

Why It Matters

5426 Sharp 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 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]