1236 Thaïs

Summary

1236 Thaïs is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1236 Thaïs is credited with the discovery of Grigory Neujmin^[3].
• 1236 Thaïs's image is recorded as 001236-asteroid shape model (1236) Thaïs.png^[4].
• 1236 Thaïs's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 1236 Thaïs's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Simeiz Observatory^[6].
• Thaïs is named after 1236 Thaïs^[7].
• 1236 Thaïs's follows is recorded as Q137212^[8].
• 1236 Thaïs's followed by is recorded as 1237 Geneviève^[9].
• 1236 Thaïs's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 1236 Thaïs's Commons category is recorded as 1236 Thaïs^[11].
• 1236 Thaïs's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 1236 Thaïs's provisional designation is recorded as 1931 VX^[13].
• 1236 Thaïs's provisional designation is recorded as 1957 LQ^[14].
• 1236 Thaïs's provisional designation is recorded as 1964 JH^[15].
• 1236 Thaïs's provisional designation is recorded as 1965 WA^[16].
• 1236 Thaïs's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1931-11-06T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 1236 Thaïs's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04g22z8^[18].
• 1236 Thaïs's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001236^[19].
• 1236 Thaïs's asteroid spectral type is recorded as T-type asteroid^[20].
• 1236 Thaïs's significant event is recorded as naming^[21].
• 1236 Thaïs's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.242607'}^[22].
• 1236 Thaïs's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2415055'}^[23].
• 1236 Thaïs's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2413957348489919'}^[24].
• 1236 Thaïs's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.93'}^[25].
• 1236 Thaïs's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.81'}^[26].
• 1236 Thaïs's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.17475'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

1236 Thaïs's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Thaïs is named after 1236 Thaïs^[7].

Why It Matters

1236 Thaïs ranks in the top 1% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]