5491 Kaulbach

Summary

5491 Kaulbach is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 5491 Kaulbach is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 5491 Kaulbach is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 5491 Kaulbach is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 5491 Kaulbach's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 5491 Kaulbach's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Wilhelm von Kaulbach is named after 5491 Kaulbach^[8].
• 5491 Kaulbach's follows is recorded as Q643295^[9].
• 5491 Kaulbach's followed by is recorded as 5492 Thoma^[10].
• 5491 Kaulbach's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 5491 Kaulbach's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 5491 Kaulbach's provisional designation is recorded as 1966 TL^[13].
• 5491 Kaulbach's provisional designation is recorded as 1966 VS^[14].
• 5491 Kaulbach's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 VY1^[15].
• 5491 Kaulbach's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 YC1^[16].
• 5491 Kaulbach's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 TC^[17].
• 5491 Kaulbach's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 DL9^[18].
• 5491 Kaulbach's provisional designation is recorded as 3128 T-1^[19].
• 5491 Kaulbach's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1971-03-26T00:00:00Z^[20].
• 5491 Kaulbach's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y5js_^[21].
• 5491 Kaulbach's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005491^[22].
• 5491 Kaulbach's significant event is recorded as naming^[23].
• 5491 Kaulbach's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}^[24].
• 5491 Kaulbach's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1269962'}^[25].
• 5491 Kaulbach's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1266030008624933'}^[26].
• 5491 Kaulbach's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.9'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5491 Kaulbach's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Wilhelm von Kaulbach is named after 5491 Kaulbach^[8].

Why It Matters

5491 Kaulbach 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 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]