5668 Foucault

Summary

5668 Foucault is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 5668 Foucault is credited with the discovery of Antonín Mrkos^[3].
• 5668 Foucault's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 5668 Foucault's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kleť Observatory^[5].
• Léon Foucault is named after 5668 Foucault^[6].
• 5668 Foucault's follows is recorded as 5667 Nakhimovskaya^[7].
• 5668 Foucault's followed by is recorded as (5669) 1985 CC2^[8].
• 5668 Foucault's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 5668 Foucault's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 5668 Foucault's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 FU^[11].
• 5668 Foucault's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 XD3^[12].
• 5668 Foucault's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 RY2^[13].
• 5668 Foucault's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1984-03-22T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 5668 Foucault's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y27wr^[15].
• 5668 Foucault's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005668^[16].
• 5668 Foucault's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 5668 Foucault's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[18].
• 5668 Foucault's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1075761'}^[19].
• 5668 Foucault's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1065933113885466'}^[20].
• 5668 Foucault's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.6'}^[21].
• 5668 Foucault's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.72'}^[22].
• 5668 Foucault's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.10254'}^[23].
• 5668 Foucault's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.093742605115904'}^[24].
• 5668 Foucault's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.43'}^[25].
• 5668 Foucault's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1252.519869151753'}^[26].
• 5668 Foucault's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+2.554'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5668 Foucault's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Léon Foucault is named after 5668 Foucault^[6].

Why It Matters

5668 Foucault has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]