101955 Bennu

Summary

101955 Bennu is an Apollo asteroid^[1]. It draws 1,135 Wikipedia views per month (apollo_asteroid category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2]

Key Facts

• 101955 Bennu is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research^[3].
• 101955 Bennu's instance of is recorded as Apollo asteroid^[4].
• 101955 Bennu's instance of is recorded as potentially hazardous asteroid^[5].
• 101955 Bennu's instance of is recorded as near-Earth asteroid^[6].
• 101955 Bennu's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site^[7].
• Bennu is named after 101955 Bennu^[8].
• 101955 Bennu followed (101954) 1999 RY33^[9].
• 101955 Bennu was followed by (101956) 1999 RS36^[10].
• 101955 Bennu's minor planet group is recorded as Apollo asteroid^[11].
• 101955 Bennu's Commons category is recorded as 101955 Bennu^[12].
• 101955 Bennu's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 101955 Bennu's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RQ36^[14].
• 101955 Bennu's catalog code is recorded as 1999 RQ36^[15].
• 101955 Bennu's time of discovery or invention is recorded as September 11, 1999^[16].
• 101955 Bennu's asteroid spectral type is recorded as B-type asteroid^[17].
• 101955 Bennu's asteroid spectral type is recorded as F-type asteroid^[18].
• 101955 Bennu's significant event is recorded as discovery^[19].
• 101955 Bennu's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 101955 Bennu's topic's main category is recorded as Category:101955 Bennu^[21].
• 101955 Bennu's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2037450762416414'}^[22].
• 101955 Bennu's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+20.41'}^[23].
• 101955 Bennu's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+20.21'}^[24].
• 101955 Bennu's color index is recorded as {'amount': '+0.16'}^[25].
• 101955 Bennu's color index is recorded as {'amount': '+0.64'}^[26].
• 101955 Bennu's color index is recorded as {'amount': '+0.36'}^[27].

Body

Physical Characteristics

101955 Bennu covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.7874'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Apollo asteroid^[4], potentially hazardous asteroid^[5], and near-Earth asteroid^[6].

History and Context

101955 Bennu's catalog code is recorded as 1999 RQ36^[15]. Bennu is named after it^[8].

Why It Matters

101955 Bennu draws 1,135 Wikipedia views per month (apollo_asteroid category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]