5689 Rhön

Summary

5689 Rhön is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 5689 Rhön is credited with the discovery of Freimut Börngen^[3].
• 5689 Rhön is credited with the discovery of Lutz D. Schmadel^[4].
• 5689 Rhön's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 5689 Rhön's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Karl Schwarzschild Observatory^[6].
• Rhön Mountains is named after 5689 Rhön^[7].
• 5689 Rhön's follows is recorded as 5688 Kleewyck^[8].
• 5689 Rhön's followed by is recorded as (5690) 1992 EU^[9].
• 5689 Rhön's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 5689 Rhön's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 5689 Rhön's provisional designation is recorded as 1964 WU^[12].
• 5689 Rhön's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 GZ4^[13].
• 5689 Rhön's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 RZ2^[14].
• 5689 Rhön's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-09-09T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 5689 Rhön's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04g19pk^[16].
• 5689 Rhön's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005689^[17].
• 5689 Rhön's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 5689 Rhön's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.11'}^[19].
• 5689 Rhön's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1122688'}^[20].
• 5689 Rhön's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1115016768871955'}^[21].
• 5689 Rhön's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.8'}^[22].
• 5689 Rhön's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.98'}^[23].
• 5689 Rhön's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.00678'}^[24].
• 5689 Rhön's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.00960315811739'}^[25].
• 5689 Rhön's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.57'}^[26].
• 5689 Rhön's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1670.943297774891'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5689 Rhön's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Rhön Mountains is named after 5689 Rhön^[7].

Why It Matters

5689 Rhön ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]