5657 Groombridge

Summary

5657 Groombridge is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 5657 Groombridge is credited with the discovery of Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth^[3].
• 5657 Groombridge's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 5657 Groombridge's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory^[5].
• Stephen Groombridge is named after 5657 Groombridge^[6].
• 5657 Groombridge's follows is recorded as Q155595^[7].
• 5657 Groombridge's followed by is recorded as 5658 Clausbaader^[8].
• 5657 Groombridge's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 5657 Groombridge's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 5657 Groombridge's provisional designation is recorded as 1936 QE1^[11].
• 5657 Groombridge's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 RU1^[12].
• 5657 Groombridge's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1936-08-28T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 5657 Groombridge's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04csymd^[14].
• 5657 Groombridge's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005657^[15].
• 5657 Groombridge's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 5657 Groombridge's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.167377'}^[17].
• 5657 Groombridge's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1659782'}^[18].
• 5657 Groombridge's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1665314090848912'}^[19].
• 5657 Groombridge's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.8'}^[20].
• 5657 Groombridge's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.15'}^[21].
• 5657 Groombridge's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.13202'}^[22].
• 5657 Groombridge's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+14.13037534197551'}^[23].
• 5657 Groombridge's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.16'}^[24].
• 5657 Groombridge's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1518.893261282664'}^[25].
• 5657 Groombridge's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+7.4349'}^[26].
• 5657 Groombridge's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+166.72355'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5657 Groombridge's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Stephen Groombridge is named after 5657 Groombridge^[6].

Why It Matters

5657 Groombridge has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]