10793 Quito

Summary

10793 Quito is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 10793 Quito is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 10793 Quito's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 10793 Quito's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• Quito is named after 10793 Quito^[6].
• 10793 Quito's follows is recorded as Q1084346^[7].
• 10793 Quito's followed by is recorded as 10794 Vänge^[8].
• 10793 Quito's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 10793 Quito's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 10793 Quito's provisional designation is recorded as 1956 UE^[11].
• 10793 Quito's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 CU2^[12].
• 10793 Quito's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 PO^[13].
• 10793 Quito's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1992-02-02T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 10793 Quito's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y82jz^[15].
• 10793 Quito's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20010793^[16].
• 10793 Quito's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 10793 Quito's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}^[18].
• 10793 Quito's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0913923'}^[19].
• 10793 Quito's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09567636665034812'}^[20].
• 10793 Quito's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.7'}^[21].
• 10793 Quito's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.87'}^[22].
• 10793 Quito's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.07819'}^[23].
• 10793 Quito's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.084519098939577'}^[24].
• 10793 Quito's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.64'}^[25].
• 10793 Quito's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2062.645884213645'}^[26].
• 10793 Quito's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+11.299'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

10793 Quito's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Quito is named after 10793 Quito^[6].

Why It Matters

10793 Quito ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]