5789 Sellin

Summary

5789 Sellin is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 5789 Sellin is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 5789 Sellin is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 5789 Sellin is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 5789 Sellin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 5789 Sellin's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• 5789 Sellin's follows is recorded as (5788) 1992 NJ^[8].
• 5789 Sellin's followed by is recorded as Q1075919^[9].
• 5789 Sellin's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 5789 Sellin's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 5789 Sellin's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 UV^[12].
• 5789 Sellin's provisional designation is recorded as 4018 P-L^[13].
• 5789 Sellin's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-09-24T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 5789 Sellin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ygcl7^[15].
• 5789 Sellin's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005789^[16].
• 5789 Sellin's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 5789 Sellin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.24'}^[18].
• 5789 Sellin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2385085'}^[19].
• 5789 Sellin's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2364137358199019'}^[20].
• 5789 Sellin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[21].
• 5789 Sellin's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.29'}^[22].
• 5789 Sellin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.07084'}^[23].
• 5789 Sellin's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.069015481333047'}^[24].
• 5789 Sellin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.12'}^[25].
• 5789 Sellin's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1505.491109161347'}^[26].
• 5789 Sellin's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+353.36658'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5789 Sellin's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Why It Matters

5789 Sellin ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]