156 Xanthippe

Summary

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

Key Facts

• 156 Xanthippe is credited with the discovery of Johann Palisa^[3].
• 156 Xanthippe's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 156 Xanthippe's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Pula Observatory^[5].
• Xanthippe is named after 156 Xanthippe^[6].
• 156 Xanthippe's follows is recorded as 155 Scylla^[7].
• 156 Xanthippe's followed by is recorded as 157 Dejanira^[8].
• 156 Xanthippe's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 156 Xanthippe's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Xanthippe symbol (fixed width).svg^[10].
• 156 Xanthippe's Commons category is recorded as 156 Xanthippe^[11].
• 156 Xanthippe's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 156 Xanthippe's provisional designation is recorded as 1936 FG1^[13].
• 156 Xanthippe's provisional designation is recorded as 1942 RP^[14].
• 156 Xanthippe's provisional designation is recorded as 1949 BN^[15].
• 156 Xanthippe's provisional designation is recorded as A901 SA^[16].
• 156 Xanthippe's provisional designation is recorded as A902 VA^[17].
• 156 Xanthippe's provisional designation is recorded as A875 WA^[18].
• 156 Xanthippe's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1875-11-22T00:00:00Z^[19].
• 156 Xanthippe's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/037xs2^[20].
• 156 Xanthippe's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000156^[21].
• 156 Xanthippe's asteroid spectral type is recorded as C-type asteroid^[22].
• 156 Xanthippe's significant event is recorded as naming^[23].
• 156 Xanthippe's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2217991784954199'}^[24].
• 156 Xanthippe's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.81'}^[25].
• 156 Xanthippe's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.775'}^[26].
• 156 Xanthippe's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.763675486860794'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

156 Xanthippe's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Xanthippe is named after 156 Xanthippe^[6].

Why It Matters

156 Xanthippe ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]