5953 Shelton

Summary

5953 Shelton is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 5953 Shelton is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 5953 Shelton is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 5953 Shelton's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 5953 Shelton's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• Ian Shelton is named after 5953 Shelton^[7].
• 5953 Shelton followed 5952 Davemonet^[8].
• 5953 Shelton was followed by Q221838^[9].
• 5953 Shelton's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 5953 Shelton's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 5953 Shelton's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 DO^[12].
• 5953 Shelton's provisional designation is recorded as 1984 OD^[13].
• 5953 Shelton's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 FK1^[14].
• 5953 Shelton's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 HS^[15].
• 5953 Shelton's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1987-04-25T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 5953 Shelton's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 5953 Shelton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.17'}^[18].
• 5953 Shelton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1674069'}^[19].
• 5953 Shelton's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1679646983125103'}^[20].
• 5953 Shelton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.6'}^[21].
• 5953 Shelton's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.88'}^[22].
• 5953 Shelton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+24.02766'}^[23].
• 5953 Shelton's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+24.04398553736023'}^[24].
• 5953 Shelton's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.53'}^[25].
• 5953 Shelton's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1289.059795735167'}^[26].
• 5953 Shelton's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+18.0'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

5953 Shelton's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

Origins

Ian Shelton is named after 5953 Shelton^[7].

Why It Matters

5953 Shelton has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]