5988 Gorodnitskij

Summary

5988 Gorodnitskij is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 5988 Gorodnitskij is credited with the discovery of Nikolai Chernykh^[3].
• 5988 Gorodnitskij's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 5988 Gorodnitskij's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Crimean Astrophysical Observatory^[5].
• Alexander Gorodnitsky is named after 5988 Gorodnitskij^[6].
• 5988 Gorodnitskij's follows is recorded as Q256259^[7].
• 5988 Gorodnitskij's followed by is recorded as 5989 Sorin^[8].
• 5988 Gorodnitskij's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 5988 Gorodnitskij's Commons category is recorded as 5988 Gorodnitskij^[10].
• 5988 Gorodnitskij's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 5988 Gorodnitskij's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 GN2^[12].
• 5988 Gorodnitskij's provisional designation is recorded as 1976 HB^[13].
• 5988 Gorodnitskij's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 OC4^[14].
• 5988 Gorodnitskij's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1976-04-01T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 5988 Gorodnitskij's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y2x7j^[16].
• 5988 Gorodnitskij's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005988^[17].
• 5988 Gorodnitskij's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 5988 Gorodnitskij's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.15'}^[19].
• 5988 Gorodnitskij's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1548935'}^[20].
• 5988 Gorodnitskij's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1557316462850231'}^[21].
• 5988 Gorodnitskij's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.0'}^[22].
• 5988 Gorodnitskij's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.29'}^[23].
• 5988 Gorodnitskij's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.91382'}^[24].
• 5988 Gorodnitskij's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+12.92431365998775'}^[25].
• 5988 Gorodnitskij's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.4'}^[26].
• 5988 Gorodnitskij's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1605.416096440839'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5988 Gorodnitskij's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Alexander Gorodnitsky is named after 5988 Gorodnitskij^[6].

Why It Matters

5988 Gorodnitskij 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 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]