5558 Johnnapier

Summary

5558 Johnnapier is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 5558 Johnnapier is credited with the discovery of Robert H. McNaught^[3].
• 5558 Johnnapier's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 5558 Johnnapier's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory^[5].
• John Napier is named after 5558 Johnnapier^[6].
• 5558 Johnnapier's follows is recorded as 5557 Chimikeppuko^[7].
• 5558 Johnnapier's followed by is recorded as Q905096^[8].
• 5558 Johnnapier's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 5558 Johnnapier's minor planet group is recorded as inner asteroid belt^[10].
• 5558 Johnnapier's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 5558 Johnnapier's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 WL2^[12].
• 5558 Johnnapier's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-11-24T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 5558 Johnnapier's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bwkmxv^[14].
• 5558 Johnnapier's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005558^[15].
• 5558 Johnnapier's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 5558 Johnnapier's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[17].
• 5558 Johnnapier's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1127980'}^[18].
• 5558 Johnnapier's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1127437032576519'}^[19].
• 5558 Johnnapier's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[20].
• 5558 Johnnapier's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.37'}^[21].
• 5558 Johnnapier's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.37944'}^[22].
• 5558 Johnnapier's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.38367215059672'}^[23].
• 5558 Johnnapier's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+2.69'}^[24].
• 5558 Johnnapier's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+983.3163499500295'}^[25].
• 5558 Johnnapier's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+73.9'}^[26].
• 5558 Johnnapier's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+138.87178'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5558 Johnnapier's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

John Napier is named after 5558 Johnnapier^[6].

Why It Matters

5558 Johnnapier has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]