5691 Fredwatson

Summary

5691 Fredwatson is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 5691 Fredwatson is credited with the discovery of Robert H. McNaught^[3].
• 5691 Fredwatson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 5691 Fredwatson's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory^[5].
• Fred Watson is named after 5691 Fredwatson^[6].
• 5691 Fredwatson's follows is recorded as (5690) 1992 EU^[7].
• 5691 Fredwatson's followed by is recorded as 5692 Shirao^[8].
• 5691 Fredwatson's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 5691 Fredwatson's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 5691 Fredwatson's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 FX^[11].
• 5691 Fredwatson's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 FD^[12].
• 5691 Fredwatson's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1992-03-26T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 5691 Fredwatson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y2bbb^[14].
• 5691 Fredwatson's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005691^[15].
• 5691 Fredwatson's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 5691 Fredwatson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.12'}^[17].
• 5691 Fredwatson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1164058'}^[18].
• 5691 Fredwatson's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1174873705783062'}^[19].
• 5691 Fredwatson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.3'}^[20].
• 5691 Fredwatson's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.4'}^[21].
• 5691 Fredwatson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+26.20760'}^[22].
• 5691 Fredwatson's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+26.2066196847924'}^[23].
• 5691 Fredwatson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.57'}^[24].
• 5691 Fredwatson's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1302.296987616972'}^[25].
• 5691 Fredwatson's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+106.0'}^[26].
• 5691 Fredwatson's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+175.79308'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5691 Fredwatson's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Fred Watson is named after 5691 Fredwatson^[6].

Why It Matters

5691 Fredwatson has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]