5705 Ericsterken

Summary

5705 Ericsterken is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 5705 Ericsterken is credited with the discovery of Henri Debehogne^[3].
• 5705 Ericsterken's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 5705 Ericsterken's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Royal Observatory of Belgium^[5].
• 5705 Ericsterken's follows is recorded as Q678755^[6].
• 5705 Ericsterken's followed by is recorded as 5706 Finkelstein^[7].
• 5705 Ericsterken's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 5705 Ericsterken's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 5705 Ericsterken's provisional designation is recorded as 1965 UA^[10].
• 5705 Ericsterken's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 RU^[11].
• 5705 Ericsterken's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 SZ8^[12].
• 5705 Ericsterken's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1965-10-21T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 5705 Ericsterken's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y1l7c^[14].
• 5705 Ericsterken's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005705^[15].
• 5705 Ericsterken's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 5705 Ericsterken's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2248'}^[17].
• 5705 Ericsterken's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2250312'}^[18].
• 5705 Ericsterken's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2246713700260652'}^[19].
• 5705 Ericsterken's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.6'}^[20].
• 5705 Ericsterken's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.76'}^[21].
• 5705 Ericsterken's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.68033'}^[22].
• 5705 Ericsterken's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.680291854744869'}^[23].
• 5705 Ericsterken's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.52'}^[24].
• 5705 Ericsterken's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1286.431297915922'}^[25].
• 5705 Ericsterken's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.15438'}^[26].
• 5705 Ericsterken's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.127260006678954'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5705 Ericsterken's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

5705 Ericsterken ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]