5731 Zeus

Summary

5731 Zeus is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 5731 Zeus is credited with the discovery of Carolyn S. Shoemaker^[3].
• 5731 Zeus is credited with the discovery of Eugene Merle Shoemaker^[4].
• 5731 Zeus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 5731 Zeus's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[6].
• 5731 Zeus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Zeus is named after 5731 Zeus^[8].
• 5731 Zeus's follows is recorded as Q1191639^[9].
• 5731 Zeus's followed by is recorded as (5732) 1988 WC^[10].
• 5731 Zeus's minor planet group is recorded as Apollo asteroid^[11].
• 5731 Zeus's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Zeus symbol (fixed width).svg^[12].
• 5731 Zeus's Commons category is recorded as 5731 Zeus^[13].
• 5731 Zeus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[14].
• 5731 Zeus's provisional designation is recorded as 1988 VP4^[15].
• 5731 Zeus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1988-11-04T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 5731 Zeus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ylbg7^[17].
• 5731 Zeus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20005731^[18].
• 5731 Zeus's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 5731 Zeus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.6538'}^[20].
• 5731 Zeus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.6533444'}^[21].
• 5731 Zeus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.6524094997040029'}^[22].
• 5731 Zeus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.6'}^[23].
• 5731 Zeus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.47'}^[24].
• 5731 Zeus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.42359'}^[25].
• 5731 Zeus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.20075706543676'}^[26].
• 5731 Zeus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.41'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include asteroid^[5] and near-Earth object^[6].

History and Context

Zeus is named after 5731 Zeus^[8].

Why It Matters

5731 Zeus ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]