5542 Moffatt

Summary

5542 Moffatt is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 5542 Moffatt is credited with the discovery of Perth Observatory^[3].
• 5542 Moffatt's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 5542 Moffatt's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Perth Observatory^[5].
• Meanings of minor planet names: 5001–6000 is named after 5542 Moffatt^[6].
• 5542 Moffatt's follows is recorded as 5541 Seimei^[7].
• 5542 Moffatt's followed by is recorded as 5543 Sharaf^[8].
• 5542 Moffatt's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 5542 Moffatt's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 5542 Moffatt's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 PT4^[11].
• 5542 Moffatt's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 LL^[12].
• 5542 Moffatt's provisional designation is recorded as 2019 HR5^[13].
• 5542 Moffatt's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1978-08-06T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 5542 Moffatt's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7j9_^[15].
• 5542 Moffatt's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005542^[16].
• 5542 Moffatt's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 5542 Moffatt's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}^[18].
• 5542 Moffatt's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1602876'}^[19].
• 5542 Moffatt's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1591584636047636'}^[20].
• 5542 Moffatt's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.3'}^[21].
• 5542 Moffatt's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.62'}^[22].
• 5542 Moffatt's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.87686'}^[23].
• 5542 Moffatt's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.8917375720112'}^[24].
• 5542 Moffatt's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.16'}^[25].
• 5542 Moffatt's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1522.144376124473'}^[26].
• 5542 Moffatt's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+5.187'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5542 Moffatt's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Meanings of minor planet names: 5001–6000 is named after 5542 Moffatt^[6].

Why It Matters

5542 Moffatt ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]