5992 Nittler

Summary

5992 Nittler is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 5992 Nittler is credited with the discovery of Schelte J. Bus^[3].
• 5992 Nittler's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 5992 Nittler's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Siding Spring Observatory^[5].
• Larry R. Nittler is named after 5992 Nittler^[6].
• 5992 Nittler's follows is recorded as 5991 Ivavladis^[7].
• 5992 Nittler's followed by is recorded as 5993 Tammydickinson^[8].
• 5992 Nittler's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 5992 Nittler's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 5992 Nittler's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 DZ^[11].
• 5992 Nittler's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-02-28T00:00:00Z^[12].
• 5992 Nittler's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7pj3^[13].
• 5992 Nittler's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005992^[14].
• 5992 Nittler's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 5992 Nittler's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}^[16].
• 5992 Nittler's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0880733'}^[17].
• 5992 Nittler's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.088817613280939'}^[18].
• 5992 Nittler's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.8'}^[19].
• 5992 Nittler's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.89'}^[20].
• 5992 Nittler's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.94396'}^[21].
• 5992 Nittler's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.966378836567575'}^[22].
• 5992 Nittler's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.38'}^[23].
• 5992 Nittler's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1600.822788427333'}^[24].
• 5992 Nittler's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+241.25756'}^[25].
• 5992 Nittler's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+241.0111862960566'}^[26].
• 5992 Nittler's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6788248'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5992 Nittler's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Larry R. Nittler is named after 5992 Nittler^[6].

Why It Matters

5992 Nittler ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]