5430 Luu

Summary

5430 Luu is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 5430 Luu is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 5430 Luu is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 5430 Luu's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 5430 Luu's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• Jane Luu is named after 5430 Luu^[7].
• 5430 Luu's follows is recorded as (5429) 1988 BZ1^[8].
• 5430 Luu's followed by is recorded as 5431 Maxinehelin^[9].
• 5430 Luu's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 5430 Luu's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 5430 Luu's provisional designation is recorded as 1970 OL^[12].
• 5430 Luu's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 JA1^[13].
• 5430 Luu's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1988-05-12T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 5430 Luu's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y77k2^[15].
• 5430 Luu's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005430^[16].
• 5430 Luu's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 5430 Luu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.22'}^[18].
• 5430 Luu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2234905'}^[19].
• 5430 Luu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2246043031203572'}^[20].
• 5430 Luu's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.8'}^[21].
• 5430 Luu's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.88'}^[22].
• 5430 Luu's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.891'}^[23].
• 5430 Luu's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.89294'}^[24].
• 5430 Luu's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.88867046304047'}^[25].
• 5430 Luu's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.64'}^[26].
• 5430 Luu's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1327.206582303462'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5430 Luu's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Jane Luu is named after 5430 Luu^[7].

Why It Matters

5430 Luu ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]