5638 Deikoon

Summary

5638 Deikoon is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 5638 Deikoon is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 5638 Deikoon is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 5638 Deikoon's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 5638 Deikoon's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• Meanings of minor planet names: 5001–6000 is named after 5638 Deikoon^[7].
• 5638 Deikoon's follows is recorded as 5637 Gyas^[8].
• 5638 Deikoon's followed by is recorded as 5639 Ćuk^[9].
• 5638 Deikoon's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan^[10].
• 5638 Deikoon's minor planet group is recorded as Trojan camp trojan asteroid^[11].
• 5638 Deikoon's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 5638 Deikoon's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 RJ1^[13].
• 5638 Deikoon's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 TA3^[14].
• 5638 Deikoon's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 TO2^[15].
• 5638 Deikoon's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1988-10-10T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 5638 Deikoon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y1dcv^[17].
• 5638 Deikoon's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005638^[18].
• 5638 Deikoon's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 5638 Deikoon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.106'}^[20].
• 5638 Deikoon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1072354'}^[21].
• 5638 Deikoon's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1060214476045243'}^[22].
• 5638 Deikoon's Lagrangian point is recorded as L5 Jupiter-Sun^[23].
• 5638 Deikoon's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.5'}^[24].
• 5638 Deikoon's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.56'}^[25].
• 5638 Deikoon's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.90837'}^[26].
• 5638 Deikoon's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.9213483314888'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5638 Deikoon's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Meanings of minor planet names: 5001–6000 is named after 5638 Deikoon^[7].

Why It Matters

5638 Deikoon ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]