5551 Glikson

Summary

5551 Glikson is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 5551 Glikson is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 5551 Glikson is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 5551 Glikson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 5551 Glikson's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• 5551 Glikson's follows is recorded as (5550) 1981 UB1^[7].
• 5551 Glikson's followed by is recorded as 5552 Studnička^[8].
• 5551 Glikson's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 5551 Glikson's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 5551 Glikson's provisional designation is recorded as 1982 BJ^[11].
• 5551 Glikson's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1982-01-24T00:00:00Z^[12].
• 5551 Glikson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y2snv^[13].
• 5551 Glikson's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005551^[14].
• 5551 Glikson's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 5551 Glikson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.20'}^[16].
• 5551 Glikson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1964661'}^[17].
• 5551 Glikson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1951457795420317'}^[18].
• 5551 Glikson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.3'}^[19].
• 5551 Glikson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.41'}^[20].
• 5551 Glikson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.99112'}^[21].
• 5551 Glikson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.98252273131983'}^[22].
• 5551 Glikson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.53'}^[23].
• 5551 Glikson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1288.694421962893'}^[24].
• 5551 Glikson's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+91.43'}^[25].
• 5551 Glikson's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+117.15325'}^[26].
• 5551 Glikson's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+117.0345311561519'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5551 Glikson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Why It Matters

5551 Glikson has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]