5961 Watt

Summary

5961 Watt is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 5961 Watt is credited with the discovery of Robert H. McNaught^[3].
• 5961 Watt's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 5961 Watt's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory^[5].
• James Watt is named after 5961 Watt^[6].
• 5961 Watt followed 5960 Wakkanai^[7].
• 5961 Watt was followed by 5962 Shikokutenkyo^[8].
• 5961 Watt's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 5961 Watt's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 5961 Watt's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 YH1^[11].
• 5961 Watt's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 FM1^[12].
• 5961 Watt's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 FP1^[13].
• 5961 Watt's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 GK2^[14].
• 5961 Watt's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1989-12-30T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 5961 Watt's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 5961 Watt's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.14'}^[17].
• 5961 Watt's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1439585'}^[18].
• 5961 Watt's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1449293517180174'}^[19].
• 5961 Watt's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.8'}^[20].
• 5961 Watt's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.95'}^[21].
• 5961 Watt's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.62373'}^[22].
• 5961 Watt's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.618645081030741'}^[23].
• 5961 Watt's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.73'}^[24].
• 5961 Watt's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1360.518684550025'}^[25].
• 5961 Watt's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+3.1684'}^[26].
• 5961 Watt's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+323.61374'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

5961 Watt's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

James Watt is named after 5961 Watt^[6].

Why It Matters

5961 Watt has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]