5672 Libby

Summary

5672 Libby is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 5672 Libby is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 5672 Libby's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 5672 Libby's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Lowell Observatory^[5].
• Willard Libby is named after 5672 Libby^[6].
• 5672 Libby's follows is recorded as 5671 Chanal^[7].
• 5672 Libby's followed by is recorded as 5673 McAllister^[8].
• 5672 Libby's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 5672 Libby's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 5672 Libby's provisional designation is recorded as 1956 EW^[11].
• 5672 Libby's provisional designation is recorded as 1980 RP4^[12].
• 5672 Libby's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 UW4^[13].
• 5672 Libby's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 EE2^[14].
• 5672 Libby's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 PM18^[15].
• 5672 Libby's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1986-03-06T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 5672 Libby's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y74f_^[17].
• 5672 Libby's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005672^[18].
• 5672 Libby's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 5672 Libby's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05'}^[20].
• 5672 Libby's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0512881'}^[21].
• 5672 Libby's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05287499983533589'}^[22].
• 5672 Libby's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.1'}^[23].
• 5672 Libby's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.23'}^[24].
• 5672 Libby's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.21782'}^[25].
• 5672 Libby's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+10.22974936882459'}^[26].
• 5672 Libby's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.74'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5672 Libby's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Willard Libby is named after 5672 Libby^[6].

Why It Matters

5672 Libby has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]