103 Hera

Summary

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

Key Facts

• 103 Hera is credited with the discovery of James Craig Watson^[3].
• 103 Hera's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 103 Hera's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Detroit Observatory^[5].
• Hera is named after 103 Hera^[6].
• 103 Hera's follows is recorded as 102 Miriam^[7].
• 103 Hera's followed by is recorded as 104 Klymene^[8].
• 103 Hera's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 103 Hera's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Juno orb symbol (fixed width).svg^[10].
• 103 Hera's Commons category is recorded as 103 Hera^[11].
• 103 Hera's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 103 Hera's provisional designation is recorded as 1927 CV^[13].
• 103 Hera's provisional designation is recorded as 1950 CM^[14].
• 103 Hera's provisional designation is recorded as A868 RA^[15].
• 103 Hera's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1868-09-07T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 103 Hera's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03755g^[17].
• 103 Hera's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000103^[18].
• 103 Hera's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[19].
• 103 Hera's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 103 Hera's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08104320678042298'}^[21].
• 103 Hera's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.74'}^[22].
• 103 Hera's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.421'}^[23].
• 103 Hera's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.426017176552056'}^[24].
• 103 Hera's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+790000000000000000'}^[25].
• 103 Hera's temperature is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11579', 'amount': '+169'}^[26].
• 103 Hera's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1622.979859492214'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

103 Hera's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Hera is named after 103 Hera^[6].

Why It Matters

103 Hera ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]