1388 Aphrodite

Summary

1388 Aphrodite is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1388 Aphrodite is credited with the discovery of Eugène Joseph Delporte^[3].
• 1388 Aphrodite's image is recorded as 001388-asteroid shape model (1388) Aphrodite.png^[4].
• 1388 Aphrodite's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 1388 Aphrodite's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Royal Observatory of Belgium^[6].
• Aphrodite is named after 1388 Aphrodite^[7].
• 1388 Aphrodite's follows is recorded as 1387 Kama^[8].
• 1388 Aphrodite's followed by is recorded as Q138624^[9].
• 1388 Aphrodite's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 1388 Aphrodite's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Hexafoil (fixed width).svg^[11].
• 1388 Aphrodite's Commons category is recorded as 1388 Aphrodite^[12].
• 1388 Aphrodite's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 1388 Aphrodite's provisional designation is recorded as 1935 SS^[14].
• 1388 Aphrodite's provisional designation is recorded as A914 TC^[15].
• 1388 Aphrodite's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1935-09-24T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 1388 Aphrodite's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0g_d74^[17].
• 1388 Aphrodite's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001388^[18].
• 1388 Aphrodite's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 1388 Aphrodite's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.093581'}^[20].
• 1388 Aphrodite's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0896077'}^[21].
• 1388 Aphrodite's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08873190698314042'}^[22].
• 1388 Aphrodite's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.0'}^[23].
• 1388 Aphrodite's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+10.9'}^[24].
• 1388 Aphrodite's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.15'}^[25].
• 1388 Aphrodite's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.19218'}^[26].
• 1388 Aphrodite's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.18203428519978'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

1388 Aphrodite's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Aphrodite is named after 1388 Aphrodite^[7].

Why It Matters

1388 Aphrodite ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]