5699 Munch

Summary

5699 Munch is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 5699 Munch is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 5699 Munch is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 5699 Munch is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 5699 Munch's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 5699 Munch's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Edvard Munch is named after 5699 Munch^[8].
• 5699 Munch's follows is recorded as 5698 Nolde^[9].
• 5699 Munch's followed by is recorded as Q747571^[10].
• 5699 Munch's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 5699 Munch's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 5699 Munch's provisional designation is recorded as 1981 WX6^[13].
• 5699 Munch's provisional designation is recorded as 1986 CW1^[14].
• 5699 Munch's provisional designation is recorded as 2141 T-3^[15].
• 5699 Munch's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1977-10-16T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 5699 Munch's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y7kyk^[17].
• 5699 Munch's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005699^[18].
• 5699 Munch's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 5699 Munch's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}^[20].
• 5699 Munch's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1750559'}^[21].
• 5699 Munch's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1740232353386829'}^[22].
• 5699 Munch's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.9'}^[23].
• 5699 Munch's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.04'}^[24].
• 5699 Munch's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.33928'}^[25].
• 5699 Munch's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.337620724558382'}^[26].
• 5699 Munch's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.73'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

5699 Munch's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Edvard Munch is named after 5699 Munch^[8].

Why It Matters

5699 Munch 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 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]