5208 Royer

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5208 Royer

Summary

5208 Royer is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 5208 Royer is credited with the discovery of Eleanor F. Helin[3].
  • 5208 Royer's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • 5208 Royer's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory[5].
  • 5208 Royer followed 5207 Hearnshaw[6].
  • 5208 Royer was followed by 5209 Oloosson[7].
  • 5208 Royer's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • 5208 Royer's Commons category is recorded as 5208 Royer[9].
  • 5208 Royer's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[10].
  • 5208 Royer's provisional designation is recorded as 1989 CH1[11].
  • 5208 Royer's time of discovery or invention is recorded as February 6, 1989[12].
  • 5208 Royer's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid[13].
  • 5208 Royer's significant event is recorded as naming[14].
  • 5208 Royer's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.05'}[15].
  • 5208 Royer's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0460282'}[16].
  • 5208 Royer's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04872946330219124'}[17].
  • 5208 Royer's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.6'}[18].
  • 5208 Royer's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.8'}[19].
  • 5208 Royer's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.90374'}[20].
  • 5208 Royer's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+15.91929988050897'}[21].
  • 5208 Royer's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.2'}[22].
  • 5208 Royer's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1534.674939877459'}[23].
  • 5208 Royer's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+3.866'}[24].
  • 5208 Royer's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+124.55885'}[25].
  • 5208 Royer's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+124.4966607310993'}[26].
  • 5208 Royer's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6042458'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5208 Royer's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

5208 Royer has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Longitude of ascending node {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+124.55885'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+124.4966607310993'}
    Apoapsis {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.724'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.730709193236478'}
    Mean anomaly {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+345.72166'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+282.1568323440998'}
    Asteroid spectral type S-type asteroid
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: 005208-asteroid shape model (5208) Royer.png, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261337|batch #261337]]"
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