5451 Plato

Summary

5451 Plato is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 5451 Plato is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 5451 Plato is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 5451 Plato is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 5451 Plato's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 5451 Plato's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Plato is named after 5451 Plato^[8].
• 5451 Plato's follows is recorded as Q728261^[9].
• 5451 Plato's followed by is recorded as (5452) 1937 NN^[10].
• 5451 Plato's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 5451 Plato's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 5451 Plato's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 RD2^[13].
• 5451 Plato's provisional designation is recorded as 4598 P-L^[14].
• 5451 Plato's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 5451 Plato's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y805b^[16].
• 5451 Plato's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005451^[17].
• 5451 Plato's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 5451 Plato's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.14'}^[19].
• 5451 Plato's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1413001'}^[20].
• 5451 Plato's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1405239022488157'}^[21].
• 5451 Plato's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[22].
• 5451 Plato's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.32'}^[23].
• 5451 Plato's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.75953'}^[24].
• 5451 Plato's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.759056278264576'}^[25].
• 5451 Plato's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.03'}^[26].
• 5451 Plato's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1472.661025954977'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5451 Plato's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Plato is named after 5451 Plato^[8].

Why It Matters

5451 Plato 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]