5803 Ötzi

Summary

5803 Ötzi is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 5803 Ötzi is credited with the discovery of Antonín Mrkos^[3].
• 5803 Ötzi's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 5803 Ötzi's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kleť Observatory^[5].
• Ötzi is named after 5803 Ötzi^[6].
• 5803 Ötzi's follows is recorded as 5802 Casteldelpiano^[7].
• 5803 Ötzi's followed by is recorded as 5804 Bambinidipraga^[8].
• 5803 Ötzi's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 5803 Ötzi's Commons category is recorded as 5803 Ötzi^[10].
• 5803 Ötzi's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 5803 Ötzi's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 GU2^[12].
• 5803 Ötzi's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 OA^[13].
• 5803 Ötzi's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1984-07-21T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 5803 Ötzi's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04g227y^[15].
• 5803 Ötzi's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005803^[16].
• 5803 Ötzi's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 5803 Ötzi's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.22'}^[18].
• 5803 Ötzi's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2154510'}^[19].
• 5803 Ötzi's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2172874237442313'}^[20].
• 5803 Ötzi's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.6'}^[21].
• 5803 Ötzi's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.73'}^[22].
• 5803 Ötzi's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+16.60421'}^[23].
• 5803 Ötzi's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+16.6171722121704'}^[24].
• 5803 Ötzi's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.3'}^[25].
• 5803 Ötzi's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1567.243065202947'}^[26].
• 5803 Ötzi's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+3.634'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5803 Ötzi's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Ötzi is named after 5803 Ötzi^[6].

Why It Matters

5803 Ötzi 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 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]