10208 Germanicus

Summary

10208 Germanicus is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 10208 Germanicus is credited with the discovery of Antonio Vagnozzi^[3].
• 10208 Germanicus is credited with the discovery of Santa Lucia Stroncone Astronomical Observatory^[4].
• 10208 Germanicus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 10208 Germanicus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Santa Lucia Stroncone Astronomical Observatory^[6].
• Germanicus is named after 10208 Germanicus^[7].
• 10208 Germanicus's follows is recorded as Q11562^[8].
• 10208 Germanicus's followed by is recorded as 10209 Izanaki^[9].
• 10208 Germanicus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 10208 Germanicus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 10208 Germanicus's provisional designation is recorded as 1987 QJ7^[12].
• 10208 Germanicus's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 WP12^[13].
• 10208 Germanicus's provisional designation is recorded as 1997 QN1^[14].
• 10208 Germanicus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-08-30T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 10208 Germanicus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c01g1n^[16].
• 10208 Germanicus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20010208^[17].
• 10208 Germanicus's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 10208 Germanicus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.20'}^[19].
• 10208 Germanicus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2011438'}^[20].
• 10208 Germanicus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2017546944482275'}^[21].
• 10208 Germanicus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5'}^[22].
• 10208 Germanicus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.61'}^[23].
• 10208 Germanicus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.56195'}^[24].
• 10208 Germanicus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.559650197573147'}^[25].
• 10208 Germanicus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.34'}^[26].
• 10208 Germanicus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1220.895331931976'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

10208 Germanicus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Germanicus is named after 10208 Germanicus^[7].

Why It Matters

10208 Germanicus ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]