5997 Dirac

Summary

5997 Dirac is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 5997 Dirac is credited with the discovery of Antonín Mrkos^[3].
• 5997 Dirac's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 5997 Dirac's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kleť Observatory^[5].
• Paul Dirac is named after 5997 Dirac^[6].
• 5997 Dirac followed Q935467^[7].
• 5997 Dirac was followed by 5998 Sitenský^[8].
• 5997 Dirac's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 5997 Dirac's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 5997 Dirac's provisional designation is recorded as 1983 TH^[11].
• 5997 Dirac's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 KX^[12].
• 5997 Dirac's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 UE3^[13].
• 5997 Dirac's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1983-10-01T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 5997 Dirac's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 5997 Dirac's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.17'}^[16].
• 5997 Dirac's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1739304'}^[17].
• 5997 Dirac's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1734551921725539'}^[18].
• 5997 Dirac's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.9'}^[19].
• 5997 Dirac's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.93'}^[20].
• 5997 Dirac's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.55370'}^[21].
• 5997 Dirac's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.550703140312189'}^[22].
• 5997 Dirac's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+3.28'}^[23].
• 5997 Dirac's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1199.702153283401'}^[24].
• 5997 Dirac's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+48.23987'}^[25].
• 5997 Dirac's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+48.20709586197626'}^[26].
• 5997 Dirac's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+2.2095939'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

5997 Dirac's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Paul Dirac is named after 5997 Dirac^[6].

Why It Matters

5997 Dirac has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]