16 Psyche

Summary

16 Psyche is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.049% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (811 views/month, #2 of 4,107).^[2]

Key Facts

• 16 Psyche is credited with the discovery of Annibale de Gasparis^[3].
• 16 Psyche's image is recorded as Psyche VLT.png^[4].
• 16 Psyche's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 16 Psyche's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte^[6].
• Psyche is named after 16 Psyche^[7].
• 16 Psyche's follows is recorded as 15 Eunomia^[8].
• 16 Psyche's followed by is recorded as 17 Thetis^[9].
• 16 Psyche's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 16 Psyche's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Psyche symbol (elaborate, fixed width).svg^[11].
• 16 Psyche's Commons category is recorded as 16 Psyche^[12].
• 16 Psyche's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[13].
• 16 Psyche's provisional designation is recorded as A852 FA^[14].
• 16 Psyche's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1852-03-17T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 16 Psyche's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cq64^[16].
• 16 Psyche's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000016^[17].
• 16 Psyche's asteroid spectral type is recorded as M-type asteroid^[18].
• 16 Psyche's asteroid spectral type is recorded as X-type asteroid^[19].
• 16 Psyche's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 16 Psyche's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1343462202634327'}^[21].
• 16 Psyche's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.2'}^[22].
• 16 Psyche's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.095'}^[23].
• 16 Psyche's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.097291662719076'}^[24].
• 16 Psyche's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+3.3'}^[25].
• 16 Psyche's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+4.172'}^[26].
• 16 Psyche's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1825.62570139573'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

16 Psyche's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].

History and Context

Psyche is named after 16 Psyche^[7].

Why It Matters

16 Psyche ranks in the top 0.049% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (811 views/month, #2 of 4,107).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]