5048 Moriarty

Summary

5048 Moriarty is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 5048 Moriarty is credited with the discovery of Edward L. G. Bowell^[3].
• 5048 Moriarty's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 5048 Moriarty's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Lowell Observatory^[5].
• Professor Moriarty is named after 5048 Moriarty^[6].
• 5048 Moriarty followed 5047 Zanda^[7].
• 5048 Moriarty was followed by 5049 Sherlock^[8].
• 5048 Moriarty's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 5048 Moriarty's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 5048 Moriarty's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 EJ1^[11].
• 5048 Moriarty's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 BA^[12].
• 5048 Moriarty's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 KJ1^[13].
• 5048 Moriarty's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 TV1^[14].
• 5048 Moriarty's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 GC^[15].
• 5048 Moriarty's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1981-04-01T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 5048 Moriarty's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 5048 Moriarty's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.17'}^[18].
• 5048 Moriarty's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1717755'}^[19].
• 5048 Moriarty's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1738973243295074'}^[20].
• 5048 Moriarty's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.2'}^[21].
• 5048 Moriarty's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.34'}^[22].
• 5048 Moriarty's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.39223'}^[23].
• 5048 Moriarty's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+1.391512982293879'}^[24].
• 5048 Moriarty's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.26'}^[25].
• 5048 Moriarty's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1554.133663589226'}^[26].
• 5048 Moriarty's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25235', 'amount': '+232.891'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

5048 Moriarty's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Origins

Professor Moriarty is named after 5048 Moriarty^[6].

Why It Matters

5048 Moriarty has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]