5954 Epikouros

Summary

5954 Epikouros is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 5954 Epikouros is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 5954 Epikouros's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 5954 Epikouros's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[5].
• Epicurus is named after 5954 Epikouros^[6].
• 5954 Epikouros followed Q1067307^[7].
• 5954 Epikouros was followed by Q742034^[8].
• 5954 Epikouros's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 5954 Epikouros's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 5954 Epikouros's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 QS1^[11].
• 5954 Epikouros's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 BF1^[12].
• 5954 Epikouros's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1987-08-19T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 5954 Epikouros's significant event is recorded as naming^[14].
• 5954 Epikouros's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.17'}^[15].
• 5954 Epikouros's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1706344'}^[16].
• 5954 Epikouros's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1723253479298155'}^[17].
• 5954 Epikouros's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.6'}^[18].
• 5954 Epikouros's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.93'}^[19].
• 5954 Epikouros's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.50853'}^[20].
• 5954 Epikouros's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+6.494689714612567'}^[21].
• 5954 Epikouros's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.83'}^[22].
• 5954 Epikouros's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1399.509688343784'}^[23].
• 5954 Epikouros's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+328.31262'}^[24].
• 5954 Epikouros's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+328.0875684591064'}^[25].
• 5954 Epikouros's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.4491879'}^[26].
• 5954 Epikouros's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.448602686311358'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

5954 Epikouros's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Epicurus is named after 5954 Epikouros^[6].

Why It Matters

5954 Epikouros has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]