11284 Belenus

Summary

11284 Belenus is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 11284 Belenus is credited with the discovery of Alain Maury^[3].
• 11284 Belenus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 11284 Belenus's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[5].
• 11284 Belenus's instance of is recorded as near-Earth asteroid^[6].
• 11284 Belenus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Côte d'Azur Observatory^[7].
• 11284 Belenus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Caussols^[8].
• Belenus is named after 11284 Belenus^[9].
• 11284 Belenus's follows is recorded as (11283) 1989 UX4^[10].
• 11284 Belenus's followed by is recorded as (11285) 1990 QU3^[11].
• 11284 Belenus's minor planet group is recorded as Amor asteroid^[12].
• 11284 Belenus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 11284 Belenus's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 BA^[14].
• 11284 Belenus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-01-21T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 11284 Belenus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y0yt_^[16].
• 11284 Belenus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20011284^[17].
• 11284 Belenus's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 11284 Belenus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.33753'}^[19].
• 11284 Belenus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3375380'}^[20].
• 11284 Belenus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3373665208046583'}^[21].
• 11284 Belenus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+18.2'}^[22].
• 11284 Belenus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+18.25'}^[23].
• 11284 Belenus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.99293'}^[24].
• 11284 Belenus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.991801452024779'}^[25].
• 11284 Belenus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+2.3'}^[26].
• 11284 Belenus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+838.4445326986661'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Belenus is named after 11284 Belenus^[9].

Why It Matters

11284 Belenus ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]