1170 Siva

Summary

1170 Siva is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1170 Siva is credited with the discovery of Eugène Joseph Delporte^[3].
• 1170 Siva's image is recorded as 001170-asteroid shape model (1170) Siva.png^[4].
• 1170 Siva's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 1170 Siva's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Royal Observatory of Belgium^[6].
• Shiva is named after 1170 Siva^[7].
• 1170 Siva's follows is recorded as Q136700^[8].
• 1170 Siva's followed by is recorded as 1171 Rusthawelia^[9].
• 1170 Siva's minor planet group is recorded as Mars-crossing asteroid^[10].
• 1170 Siva's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 1170 Siva's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Siva symbol (fixed width).svg^[12].
• 1170 Siva's Commons category is recorded as 1170 Siva^[13].
• 1170 Siva's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[14].
• 1170 Siva's provisional designation is recorded as 1930 SQ^[15].
• 1170 Siva's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1930-09-29T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 1170 Siva's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03wc12b^[17].
• 1170 Siva's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001170^[18].
• 1170 Siva's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[19].
• 1170 Siva's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 1170 Siva's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.30'}^[21].
• 1170 Siva's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3007989'}^[22].
• 1170 Siva's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.3010225663494245'}^[23].
• 1170 Siva's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.43'}^[24].
• 1170 Siva's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.36'}^[25].
• 1170 Siva's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+22.16552'}^[26].
• 1170 Siva's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+22.16130302125924'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

1170 Siva's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Shiva is named after 1170 Siva^[7].

Why It Matters

1170 Siva ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]