5670 Rosstaylor

Summary

5670 Rosstaylor is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 5670 Rosstaylor is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 5670 Rosstaylor is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 5670 Rosstaylor's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 5670 Rosstaylor's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• Ross Taylor is named after 5670 Rosstaylor^[7].
• 5670 Rosstaylor's follows is recorded as (5669) 1985 CC2^[8].
• 5670 Rosstaylor's followed by is recorded as 5671 Chanal^[9].
• 5670 Rosstaylor's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 5670 Rosstaylor's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 5670 Rosstaylor's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 BU^[12].
• 5670 Rosstaylor's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 VF2^[13].
• 5670 Rosstaylor's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1985-11-07T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 5670 Rosstaylor's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y86w4^[15].
• 5670 Rosstaylor's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005670^[16].
• 5670 Rosstaylor's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 5670 Rosstaylor's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[18].
• 5670 Rosstaylor's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1104330'}^[19].
• 5670 Rosstaylor's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1120316333972732'}^[20].
• 5670 Rosstaylor's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.4'}^[21].
• 5670 Rosstaylor's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.54'}^[22].
• 5670 Rosstaylor's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+19.84939'}^[23].
• 5670 Rosstaylor's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+19.85597885907571'}^[24].
• 5670 Rosstaylor's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.66'}^[25].
• 5670 Rosstaylor's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2066.512190376607'}^[26].
• 5670 Rosstaylor's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+6.971'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5670 Rosstaylor's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Ross Taylor is named after 5670 Rosstaylor^[7].

Why It Matters

5670 Rosstaylor ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]