5677 Aberdonia

Summary

5677 Aberdonia is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 5677 Aberdonia is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 5677 Aberdonia's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 5677 Aberdonia's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Lowell Observatory^[5].
• University of Aberdeen is named after 5677 Aberdonia^[6].
• 5677 Aberdonia's follows is recorded as 5676 Voltaire^[7].
• 5677 Aberdonia's followed by is recorded as Q155602^[8].
• 5677 Aberdonia's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 5677 Aberdonia's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 5677 Aberdonia's provisional designation is recorded as 1973 UL1^[11].
• 5677 Aberdonia's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 WN16^[12].
• 5677 Aberdonia's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 SQ1^[13].
• 5677 Aberdonia's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 AK8^[14].
• 5677 Aberdonia's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1987-09-21T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 5677 Aberdonia's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03wbdfj^[16].
• 5677 Aberdonia's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005677^[17].
• 5677 Aberdonia's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 5677 Aberdonia's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06'}^[19].
• 5677 Aberdonia's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0601669'}^[20].
• 5677 Aberdonia's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05848280013607703'}^[21].
• 5677 Aberdonia's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.6'}^[22].
• 5677 Aberdonia's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.72'}^[23].
• 5677 Aberdonia's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.50026'}^[24].
• 5677 Aberdonia's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.500426844334592'}^[25].
• 5677 Aberdonia's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.77'}^[26].
• 5677 Aberdonia's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1743.113848287374'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5677 Aberdonia's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

University of Aberdeen is named after 5677 Aberdonia^[6].

Why It Matters

5677 Aberdonia ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]