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5000 metres

5000 metres track event: 12.5 laps of a 400 m track, Olympic since 1912 (men) and 1996 (women). Men's WR 12:35.36 Cheptegei; women's WR 13:58.06 Chebet 2025; distinct from road 5K records.

50000 Quaoar

50000 Quaoar is a ringed dwarf-planet candidate in the Kuiper belt with a 555 km radius, discovered by Caltech astronomers in 2002 and named for the Tongva creation force.

501 Urhixidur

501 Urhixidur (1903 LB, A903 BK) is a 74.5-km main-belt asteroid discovered by Max Wolf at Heidelberg on 18 January 1903; it orbits the Sun every 5.61 years and rotates in 13.17 hours.

501(c) organization

A 501(c) organization is a U.S. entity exempt from federal income tax under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c), covering charities (c)(3), social welfare groups (c)(4), labor unions (c)(5), business leagues (c)(6), and political organizations (Section 527), each with distinct donor-deductibility and political-activity rules.

501(c)(3) organization

A 501(c)(3) organization is a US charity exempt from federal income tax under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3), barred from political campaigning, classified as public charity or private foundation, with donor-deductible contributions.

5012 Eurymedon

5012 Eurymedon (9507 P-L) is a ~37 km Jupiter Trojan asteroid at the L4 Greek camp, discovered 17 October 1960 at Palomar by the van Houtens and Gehrels, named for Nestor's servant, with a ~46-hour rotation period.

501st Legion

The 501st Legion, also known as "Vader's Fist," is an international volunteer Star Wars costuming organization founded in 1997, known for screen-accurate villain costumes at charity events.

502 Sigune

502 Sigune (1903 LC), a stony S-type Phocaea-group main-belt asteroid about 15.8 km across, discovered 19 January 1903 by Max Wolf at Heidelberg; orbits the Sun in 3.67 years at 25° inclination and rotates in about 10.9 hours.

5023 Agapenor

5023 Agapenor (1985 TG3) is a Jupiter Trojan asteroid in the Greek camp at Jupiter's L4 point, discovered in 1985 by the Shoemakers at Palomar; about 27.85 km across, albedo 0.173, rotation 5.402 hours, named for the Arcadian king of the Trojan War.

5025 Mecisteus

5025 Mecisteus is a large Jupiter trojan asteroid about 50 kilometers wide, discovered by Milan Antal in 1986 and named after a Greek hero of the Trojan War.

5027 Androgeos

5027 Androgeos (1988 BX1) is a roughly 58 km Jupiter Trojan asteroid in the L4 Greek camp, discovered by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar in 1988, with a 31.45-degree inclined 12.18-year orbit and an 11.32-hour rotation period.

5028 Halaesus

5028 Halaesus (1988 BY1) is a Jupiter Trojan asteroid about 50.8 km wide with albedo 0.057, orbiting at 5.259 AU with 21.48° inclination, period 12.07 years, rotation 24.94 hours, not hazardous.

503 Evelyn

503 Evelyn (A903 BL) is a large main-belt asteroid about 88 km across, orbiting at 2.73 au with low inclination; mass estimates range widely, and it has been a stellar occultation and lightcurve target.

504 Cora

504 Cora (A902 NB) is a ~30 km main-belt asteroid discovered 30 June 1902 at Arequipa by S. I. Bailey, named for a figure from old Peruvian mythology; X-type, 7.59-hour rotation, not hazardous.

5041 Theotes

5041 Theotes is a mid-sized Jupiter Trojan asteroid about 41.9 kilometers across, discovered at Palomar Observatory in 1973, which shares Jupiter's orbit while librating around a stable Lagrangian point.

505 Cava

505 Cava (1902 LL) is a large, dark main-belt asteroid discovered 21 August 1902 by R. H. Frost at Arequipa; about 100-115 km across, 8.18-hour rotation, albedo 0.040, 4.4-year orbit.

505 Games

505 Games, publishing label of Italy's Digital Bros (also 505 Pulse, 505 Go!), publishes Control, Assetto Corsa, Bloodstained, Ghostrunner, Death Stranding PC; Control rights reverted to Remedy in 2024.

50501 movement

50501 movement (50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement), a decentralized US grassroots protest network born on Reddit in 2025 opposing Trump administration policies, Project 2025, and executive overreach, with nationwide actions including February 5, April 5, and the June 14 No Kings protests.

506 Marion

506 Marion (A903 DB) is a large XC-type main-belt asteroid about 106 km across, discovered in 1903 by Dugan, orbiting at 3.045 AU with a 5.31-year period and 13.55-hour rotation; not hazardous.

506th Infantry Regiment

The 506th Infantry Regiment (Currahee) is a U.S. Army parent regiment activated 20 July 1942 at Camp Toccoa as the 506th Parachute Infantry under Col. Robert F. Sink; its battalions serve in the 101st Airborne Division, with WWII, Vietnam, Korea, Iraq, and Afghanistan service.

507 Laodica

507 Laodica (1903 LO, A903 DC), a ~45 km main-belt asteroid discovered 19 February 1903 at Heidelberg by R. S. Dugan; X-type, albedo 0.198, rotation 4.71 h, not hazardous.

508 Princetonia

508 Princetonia (1903 LQ) is a large C-type main-belt asteroid discovered 20 April 1903 at Heidelberg by R. S. Dugan, named after Princeton University; diameter about 117-147 km, rotation 52.8 hours, not a near-Earth object.

509 Iolanda

509 Iolanda (1903 LR) is an S-type main-belt asteroid discovered by Max Wolf at Heidelberg on 28 April 1903; about 53-72 km across, 12.7-hour rotation, 5.35-year orbit.

50G-PON

50G-PON (50-Gigabit-capable passive optical network) is an ITU-T fiber-access standard, first approved in 2021, that delivers 50 Gbit/s downstream over shared fiber for homes, businesses, and mobile backhaul, succeeding 10-Gbit/s XGS-PON.

50P/Arend

50P/Arend (P/1951 T1) is a Jupiter-family periodic comet discovered by Sylvain Arend at Uccle in 1951, with an 8.26-year orbit, 1.9 km nucleus, perihelion 1.92 AU, and next perihelion in 2032.

50s

The 50s (1950s decade): postwar boom era of the Korean War, Cold War intensification, decolonization, ECSC integration, Brown v. Board, containerization, and Sputnik's start of the Space Age.

50th Academy Awards

The 50th Academy Awards (April 3, 1978, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion) honored 1977 films: Annie Hall won Best Picture over Star Wars, Redgrave's speech sparked controversy, Bob Hope hosted last time.

50th Annual Grammy Awards

The 50th Annual Grammy Awards honored recordings from October 2006 to September 2007 and were held February 10, 2008, at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

50th G7 summit

50th G7 summit: held 13-15 June 2024 at Borgo Egnazia, Apulia, Italy, chaired by Giorgia Meloni; key outcomes were $50 billion ERA loans for Ukraine from frozen Russian asset revenues, Gaza ceasefire endorsement, Energy for Growth in Africa, and Pope Francis's first-ever G7 address.

51 Eridani b

51 Eridani b (51 Eri b), a young Jupiter-like gas-giant exoplanet imaged in 2014 with the Gemini Planet Imager around the 20-24 Myr F0 star 51 Eridani, 97 light-years away; about 2-4 Jupiter masses, 13 AU out, methane-rich, with JWST-detected CO2 indicating core accretion.