119 Althaea
main-belt asteroid
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Summary
119 Althaea is an asteroid[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- 119 Althaea is credited with the discovery of James Craig Watson[3].
- 119 Althaea's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
- 119 Althaea's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Detroit Observatory[5].
- Althaea is named after 119 Althaea[6].
- 119 Althaea followed 118 Peitho[7].
- 119 Althaea was followed by 120 Lachesis[8].
- 119 Althaea's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[9].
- 119 Althaea's Commons category is recorded as 119 Althaea[10].
- 119 Althaea's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[11].
- 119 Althaea's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 KO[12].
- 119 Althaea's provisional designation is recorded as A872 GA[13].
- 119 Althaea's time of discovery or invention is recorded as April 3, 1872[14].
- 119 Althaea's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid[15].
- 119 Althaea's significant event is recorded as naming[16].
- 119 Althaea's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08187397546267572'}[17].
- 119 Althaea's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[18].
- 119 Althaea's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
- 119 Althaea's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.34'}[20].
- 119 Althaea's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '+5.778'}[21].
- 119 Althaea's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '+5.786828661914658'}[22].
- 119 Althaea's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'petagram', 'amount': '+200'}[23].
- 119 Althaea's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'day', 'amount': '+1514.378565154268'}[24].
- 119 Althaea's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'hour', 'amount': '+11.484'}[25].
- 119 Althaea's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '+203.614636399446'}[26].
- 119 Althaea's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'astronomical unit', 'amount': '+2.580817835368315'}[27].
Body
Designation and Status
119 Althaea's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
History and Context
Althaea is named after 119 Althaea[6].
Why It Matters
119 Althaea ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]