5659 Vergara

Summary

5659 Vergara is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 5659 Vergara is credited with the discovery of Carlos Torres^[3].
• 5659 Vergara is credited with the discovery of S. Cofré^[4].
• 5659 Vergara's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 5659 Vergara's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Cerro El Roble Observatory^[6].
• Gladys Vergara is named after 5659 Vergara^[7].
• 5659 Vergara's follows is recorded as 5658 Clausbaader^[8].
• 5659 Vergara's followed by is recorded as (5660) 1974 MA^[9].
• 5659 Vergara's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 5659 Vergara's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 5659 Vergara's provisional designation is recorded as 1968 OA1^[12].
• 5659 Vergara's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 CE5^[13].
• 5659 Vergara's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1968-07-18T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 5659 Vergara's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bwgsq5^[15].
• 5659 Vergara's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005659^[16].
• 5659 Vergara's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 5659 Vergara's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.12'}^[18].
• 5659 Vergara's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1245259'}^[19].
• 5659 Vergara's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1239383300734022'}^[20].
• 5659 Vergara's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.0'}^[21].
• 5659 Vergara's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.07'}^[22].
• 5659 Vergara's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.41074'}^[23].
• 5659 Vergara's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.413863365287487'}^[24].
• 5659 Vergara's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.56'}^[25].
• 5659 Vergara's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1299.292041836248'}^[26].
• 5659 Vergara's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+24.07'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5659 Vergara's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Gladys Vergara is named after 5659 Vergara^[7].

Why It Matters

5659 Vergara ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]