5863 Tara
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5863 Tara
Summary
5863 Tara is an asteroid[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- 5863 Tara is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker[3].
- 5863 Tara is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker[4].
- 5863 Tara's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
- 5863 Tara's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object[6].
- 5863 Tara's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[7].
- Tārā is named after 5863 Tara[8].
- 5863 Tara's follows is recorded as 5862 Sakanoue[9].
- 5863 Tara's followed by is recorded as Q920473[10].
- 5863 Tara's minor planet group is recorded as Amor asteroid[11].
- 5863 Tara's Commons category is recorded as 5863 Tara[12].
- 5863 Tara's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[13].
- 5863 Tara's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 RB[14].
- 5863 Tara's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1983-09-07T00:00:00Z[15].
- 5863 Tara's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yh2xt[16].
- 5863 Tara's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005863[17].
- 5863 Tara's significant event is recorded as naming[18].
- 5863 Tara's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.5067'}[19].
- 5863 Tara's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.5059906'}[20].
- 5863 Tara's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.5072831222027552'}[21].
- 5863 Tara's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.7'}[22].
- 5863 Tara's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.84'}[23].
- 5863 Tara's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+19.49250'}[24].
- 5863 Tara's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+19.50910982342812'}[25].
- 5863 Tara's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.31'}[26].
- 5863 Tara's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1208.595538142494'}[27].
Body
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include asteroid[5] and near-Earth object[6].
History and Context
Tārā is named after 5863 Tara[8].
Why It Matters
5863 Tara ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]