14871 Pyramus

Summary

14871 Pyramus is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 14871 Pyramus is credited with the discovery of Lutz D. Schmadel^[3].
• 14871 Pyramus is credited with the discovery of Freimut Börngen^[4].
• 14871 Pyramus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 14871 Pyramus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Karl Schwarzschild Observatory^[6].
• Pyramus is named after 14871 Pyramus^[7].
• 14871 Pyramus's follows is recorded as (14870) 1990 SM14^[8].
• 14871 Pyramus's followed by is recorded as 14872 Hoher List^[9].
• 14871 Pyramus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 14871 Pyramus's minor planet group is recorded as outer asteroid belt^[11].
• 14871 Pyramus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 14871 Pyramus's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 TJ3^[13].
• 14871 Pyramus's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 TW4^[14].
• 14871 Pyramus's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 TH7^[15].
• 14871 Pyramus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1990-10-13T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 14871 Pyramus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y8291^[17].
• 14871 Pyramus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20014871^[18].
• 14871 Pyramus's significant event is recorded as naming^[19].
• 14871 Pyramus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.22'}^[20].
• 14871 Pyramus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2215412'}^[21].
• 14871 Pyramus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2177992229828054'}^[22].
• 14871 Pyramus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.9'}^[23].
• 14871 Pyramus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.03'}^[24].
• 14871 Pyramus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.98827'}^[25].
• 14871 Pyramus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.9828306246746071'}^[26].
• 14871 Pyramus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+6.0'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

14871 Pyramus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Pyramus is named after 14871 Pyramus^[7].

Why It Matters

14871 Pyramus ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]