1437 Diomedes

Summary

1437 Diomedes is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1437 Diomedes is credited with the discovery of Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth^[3].
• 1437 Diomedes's image is recorded as 001437-asteroid shape model (1437) Diomedes.png^[4].
• 1437 Diomedes's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 1437 Diomedes's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory^[6].
• Diomedes is named after 1437 Diomedes^[7].
• 1437 Diomedes's follows is recorded as Q139158^[8].
• 1437 Diomedes's followed by is recorded as Q139175^[9].
• 1437 Diomedes's minor planet group is recorded as Jupiter trojan^[10].
• 1437 Diomedes's minor planet group is recorded as Greek camp trojan asteroid^[11].
• 1437 Diomedes's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[12].
• 1437 Diomedes's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Diomedes symbol (fixed width).svg^[13].
• 1437 Diomedes's Commons category is recorded as 1437 Diomedes^[14].
• 1437 Diomedes's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[15].
• 1437 Diomedes's provisional designation is recorded as 1931 DN^[16].
• 1437 Diomedes's provisional designation is recorded as 1936 PQ^[17].
• 1437 Diomedes's provisional designation is recorded as 1937 PB^[18].
• 1437 Diomedes's provisional designation is recorded as 1971 RD^[19].
• 1437 Diomedes's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1937-08-03T00:00:00Z^[20].
• 1437 Diomedes's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03h0z_z^[21].
• 1437 Diomedes's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001437^[22].
• 1437 Diomedes's asteroid spectral type is recorded as D-type asteroid^[23].
• 1437 Diomedes's significant event is recorded as naming^[24].
• 1437 Diomedes's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.043'}^[25].
• 1437 Diomedes's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0434929'}^[26].
• 1437 Diomedes's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.04612346828738593'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

1437 Diomedes's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Diomedes is named after 1437 Diomedes^[7].

Why It Matters

1437 Diomedes ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]