5502 Brashear

Summary

5502 Brashear is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 5502 Brashear is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 5502 Brashear's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 5502 Brashear's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Lowell Observatory^[5].
• John Brashear is named after 5502 Brashear^[6].
• 5502 Brashear's follows is recorded as (5501) 1982 FF2^[7].
• 5502 Brashear's followed by is recorded as (5503) 1985 CE2^[8].
• 5502 Brashear's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 5502 Brashear's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 5502 Brashear's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 EC^[11].
• 5502 Brashear's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 TQ17^[12].
• 5502 Brashear's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 RU1^[13].
• 5502 Brashear's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1984-03-01T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 5502 Brashear's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y124j^[15].
• 5502 Brashear's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005502^[16].
• 5502 Brashear's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 5502 Brashear's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}^[18].
• 5502 Brashear's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1258909'}^[19].
• 5502 Brashear's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.127472144274104'}^[20].
• 5502 Brashear's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.9'}^[21].
• 5502 Brashear's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.18'}^[22].
• 5502 Brashear's different from is recorded as Brashear^[23].
• 5502 Brashear's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.33033'}^[24].
• 5502 Brashear's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.34121779177388'}^[25].
• 5502 Brashear's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.37'}^[26].
• 5502 Brashear's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1595.29449789522'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5502 Brashear's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

John Brashear is named after 5502 Brashear^[6].

Why It Matters

5502 Brashear has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]